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Anthony Holland costume design

Costume Design
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a woman's afternoon dress of 1870, showing a full length female figure wearing an olive green bodice with attached overskirt, the bodice with a wrap-over front tied with a blue-grey bow at the waist and a fill-in with a high neck, the wide sleeves edged with lace, with full blue-grey undersleeves gathered to the wrist beneath, the overskirt trimmed with a wide band of lace and caught up to the side with a large blue-grey bow, and a plain full underskirt with a bustle. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper.


Object details

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Object type
TitleAnthony Holland costume design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Mendelson for a woman's afternoon dress of 1870, mid 20th century
Physical description
Design for a woman's afternoon dress of 1870, showing a full length female figure wearing an olive green bodice with attached overskirt, the bodice with a wrap-over front tied with a blue-grey bow at the waist and a fill-in with a high neck, the wide sleeves edged with lace, with full blue-grey undersleeves gathered to the wrist beneath, the overskirt trimmed with a wide band of lace and caught up to the side with a large blue-grey bow, and a plain full underskirt with a bustle. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper.
Dimensions
  • Design height: 344mm
  • Design width: 220mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • '1870.' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; Handwriting; Ink)
  • 'Blue + Grey tacks, / Green corded silk / afternoon dress. / Blue voile / grey lace' (Textual information; Upper right hand side; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'large bow / Bustle back' (Textual information; Lower right hand side; Handwriting; Pencil)
  • 'A.M.' (Signature; Lower left hand corner; Handwriting; Pencil)
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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.358-1999

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Record createdAugust 15, 2000
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