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Anthony Holland design

Costume Design
1979 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Barbara Murray as Lorraine Sheldon in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" with fabric sample attached to the upper left hand corner. The design depicts a full length female figure with left hand on hip. The figure wears a tight fitting brown jacket and matching skirt, long brown gloves, brown shoes, a large fur hat with veil, and a fur muff. Brown paint has been applied around the figure.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAnthony Holland design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, Gouache, White Paint, on Paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for Barbara Murray as Lorraine Sheldon in The Man Who Came to Dinner, Chichester Festival Theatre, July 30th, 1979
Physical description
Costume design for Barbara Murray as Lorraine Sheldon in "The Man Who Came to Dinner" with fabric sample attached to the upper left hand corner. The design depicts a full length female figure with left hand on hip. The figure wears a tight fitting brown jacket and matching skirt, long brown gloves, brown shoes, a large fur hat with veil, and a fur muff. Brown paint has been applied around the figure.
Dimensions
  • Height: 380mm
  • Width: 278mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' "The Man Who Came to Dinner" / Lorraine Sheldon / (Miss Barbara Murray) ' (Textual information; Across the top and in the upper right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
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 Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman's play "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at the Chichester Festival Theatre, July 30th, 1979. The production was directed by Patrick Lau.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceThe Man Who Came to Dinner
Collection
Accession number
S.613-2000

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Record createdSeptember 5, 2000
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