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Anthony Holland design

Costume Design
1968 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Holland, Anthony (costume designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (drawn)

Costume design for Tamara Ustinov as Gertrude Wibberley in Act II Scene 4 of "Oh, Clarence". The design depicts a full length female figure with arms outstretched. The figure wears a yellow and white 1920's style towelling robe, worn over a black bathing costume. The figure also wears a yellow and white bathing cap, and yellow shoes. Fabric swatch attached to the upper left hand corner.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Designs
Object type
Costume design
TitleAnthony Holland design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, Gouache, and Black & White Paint on Paper
Paper
Pencil
Gouache
Paint
Drawing (Image-Making)
Painting
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for Tamara Ustinov as Gertrude Wibberley in Act II Scene 4 of Oh, Clarence, Lyric Theatre, 1968
Physical description
Costume design for Tamara Ustinov as Gertrude Wibberley in Act II Scene 4 of "Oh, Clarence". The design depicts a full length female figure with arms outstretched. The figure wears a yellow and white 1920's style towelling robe, worn over a black bathing costume. The figure also wears a yellow and white bathing cap, and yellow shoes. Fabric swatch attached to the upper left hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 383mm
  • Width: 281mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' "Blandings Castle" / Gertrude / Act 2 Sc 4 ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Black Bathing Costume ' (Textual information; Along the right hand side of the figure.; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Towelling ' (Textual information; Along the left hand side of the figure.; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' 20 ' (Textual information; Lower left hand corner of the design.; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' 60 ' (Textual information; On reverse upper left hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' 21 ' (Textual information; On reverse lower left hand corner; handwriting; ink)
  • ' Gertrude / Act 2 Sc 4 / 20 ' (Textual information; On card note pinned to upper left hand corner.; handwriting; ink)
  • ' Gertrude Act 2 Sc 4 / Towelling / And / Bathing Costume ' (Textual information; Paper note attached to upper left hand corner under the card note. Fabric swatch also attached; handwriting; Ink)
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 John Chapman's play "Oh, Clarence" at the Lyric Theatre, August 28th, 1968. The play is based on the "Lord Emsworth" stories by P. G. Wodehouse, and was directed by Charles Hickman.
Subjects depicted
Costume Design
Plays
Association
Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville (P. G.)
Literary referenceOh, Clarence
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.642-2000

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Record createdOctober 5, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48725/anthony-holland-design-costume-design-holland-anthony/
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