Anthony Holland costume design

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

Design for a woman's travelling costume of the 1890s, showing a full length female figure wearing a waist length blue jacket with leg-of-mutton sleeves and wide revers, open to the front to reveal a buttoned check blouse with a large black bow at the neck, a narrow full length skirt with a train to the back and a wide brimmed hat decorated with black ostrich 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 travelling costume of the 1890s, mid 20th century
Physical description	Design for a woman's travelling costume of the 1890s, showing a full length female figure wearing a waist length blue jacket with leg-of-mutton sleeves and wide revers, open to the front to reveal a buttoned check blouse with a large black bow at the neck, a narrow full length skirt with a train to the back and a wide brimmed hat decorated with black ostrich feathers. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper.
Dimensions	Design height: 309mm Design width: 246mm
Production type	Unique
Marks and inscriptions	'Travelling outfit / Blue velvet Jacket / Bow at neck of check / shirt front. / Stone skirt.' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; Handwriting; Pencil) 'Jacket. / leg of mutton sleeves, / tight bodice low / round neck pointed / revers.' (Textual information; Lower left 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.364-1999

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Record created	August 17, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O46540/anthony-holland-costume-design-costume-design-mendelson-anthony-mr/

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