Costume Design
1937 (painted)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Costume design for Burge - Lubin in Part III of "Back to Methusaleh". The design shows a full length male figure with right hand on his hip and left arm outstretched. The figure wears a full length close fitting purple jacket with high collar. The skirt of the jacket is flared, and there are two pockets at the front at hip level. The jacket is buttoned with white buttons on the front and on the arms from elbow to cuff. The legs appear to be bare, and he wears silver boots which are lined in purple. The soles of the boots are also purple. The figure wears a silver band on his forehead. Annotated by artist.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Pencil, Gouache, Silver paint, Ink, on paper |
Brief description | Costume design by Anthony Holland for Burge - Lubin in Back to Methuselah, Oxford Repertory Theatre, 1937 |
Physical description | Costume design for Burge - Lubin in Part III of "Back to Methusaleh". The design shows a full length male figure with right hand on his hip and left arm outstretched. The figure wears a full length close fitting purple jacket with high collar. The skirt of the jacket is flared, and there are two pockets at the front at hip level. The jacket is buttoned with white buttons on the front and on the arms from elbow to cuff. The legs appear to be bare, and he wears silver boots which are lined in purple. The soles of the boots are also purple. The figure wears a silver band on his forehead. Annotated by artist. |
Dimensions |
|
Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions |
|
Credit line | Given by Anthony Holland |
Object history | This costume design by Anthony Holland is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1996. The design was executed for a production of George Bernard Shaw's play Back to Methuselah at the Oxford Repertory Theatre, 1937. |
Subjects depicted | |
Association | |
Literary reference | Back to Methuselah |
Collection | |
Accession number | S.538-2000 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | August 8, 2000 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON