Anthony Holland costume design
Costume Design
1935 (painted)
1935 (painted)
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Costume design for Mr Miller as His Excellency Wang Yun, the Prime Minister in "Lady Precious Stream". The design depicts a full length male figure with long moustache and beard, holding a red fan in his right hand. The figure wears a Chinese purple robe worn over a longer blue robe. The purple robe is decorated with a regular geometric black and white circular pattern. Both robes are tied around the waist by a black band. The figure also wears a chinese black and blue "winged" hat. A fabric swatch is pinned to the upper right hand corner.
Object details
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| Title | Anthony Holland costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, Gouache, Pen & Ink, White Paint, on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Anthony Holland for Mr Miller as His Excellency Wang Yun, the Prime Minister in Lady Precious Stream, Oxford Repertory Theatre, 1935 |
| Physical description | Costume design for Mr Miller as His Excellency Wang Yun, the Prime Minister in "Lady Precious Stream". The design depicts a full length male figure with long moustache and beard, holding a red fan in his right hand. The figure wears a Chinese purple robe worn over a longer blue robe. The purple robe is decorated with a regular geometric black and white circular pattern. Both robes are tied around the waist by a black band. The figure also wears a chinese black and blue "winged" hat. A fabric swatch is pinned to the upper right hand corner. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| 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 S. I. Hsiung's play "Lady Precious Stream" at the Oxford Repertory Theatre, Summer,1935. |
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| Literary reference | Lady Precious Stream |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.591-2000 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2000 |
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