Anthony Holland costume design
Costume Design
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
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Designs for women's day dress of 1884, showing, to left, a sketchy full length female figure wearing a tight fitting, high necked bodice, a ruffled skirt and a hat, to the right, a similar female figure wearing a tight fitting jacket, the front buttoned to the waist, a skirt with a flounce of drapery at the hips and a small hat, and, to the lower left, the side view of a buttoned bodice and pleated underskirt with a draped overskirt. The design is inscribed with costume details.
Object details
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| Title | Anthony Holland costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Anthony Mendelson for women's day dress of 1884, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Designs for women's day dress of 1884, showing, to left, a sketchy full length female figure wearing a tight fitting, high necked bodice, a ruffled skirt and a hat, to the right, a similar female figure wearing a tight fitting jacket, the front buttoned to the waist, a skirt with a flounce of drapery at the hips and a small hat, and, to the lower left, the side view of a buttoned bodice and pleated underskirt with a draped overskirt. The design is inscribed with costume details. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Object history | This is one of a collection of 19 designs of late 19th century costume by Anthony Mendelson which was part of Lot 366 in Sotheby's Sale of Illustrated Books, 22 May 1997. |
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| Accession number | S.356-1999 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2000 |
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