Anthony Holland costume design

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Artist/Maker	Mendelson, Anthony (Mr) (costume designer)
Place of origin	Great Britain (drawn)

Designs for a woman's day dress of 1884, showing a full length female figure wearing a tight fitting, high necked, white bodice, a ruffled, ankle length, white skirt with a small train to the back and a small pale green hat decorated with similar coloured feathers. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Designs Theatre
Object type	Costume design
Title	Anthony Holland costume design (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour on paper Pencil Ink Water-Colour Paper Drawing (Image-Making) Painting
Brief description	Costume design by Anthony Mendelson for a woman's day dress of 1884, mid 20th century
Physical description	Designs for a woman's day dress of 1884, showing a full length female figure wearing a tight fitting, high necked, white bodice, a ruffled, ankle length, white skirt with a small train to the back and a small pale green hat decorated with similar coloured feathers. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper.
Dimensions	Design height: 333mm Design width: 177mm
Production type	Unique
Marks and inscriptions	'1884' (Textual information; Upper left hand corner; Handwriting; Ink) 'Summer suit. / Very pale / blue. / Yellow straw / hat with plumes' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; Handwriting; Pencil) 'Rows of tiny / frills, falling at / back in slight / bustle.' (Textual information; Lower right hand corner; Handwriting; Pencil) 'A.M.' (Signature; Lower right 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	Costume
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.361-1999

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Record created	August 16, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O46456/anthony-holland-costume-design-costume-design-mendelson-anthony-mr/

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