Costume Design

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Artist/Maker	Holland, Anthony (costume designer)
Place of origin	Oxford (painted)

Costume design for a Court Lady in "Saint Joan". The design depicts a full length female figure raising her skirt with both hands. The figure wears a gold medieval style "burgundian" dress with black underskirt, collar, and cuffs. An "escoffion" style head-dress with veil is worn on the head.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Theatre Designs
Object type	Costume design
Materials and techniques	Pencil, Black Ink, and Gold Paint, on Paper Paper Pencil Paint Ink Drawing (Image-Making) Painted
Brief description	Costume design by Anthony Holland for a Court Lady in "Saint Joan", Oxford Repertory Theatre, ca. 1940
Physical description	Costume design for a Court Lady in "Saint Joan". The design depicts a full length female figure raising her skirt with both hands. The figure wears a gold medieval style "burgundian" dress with black underskirt, collar, and cuffs. An "escoffion" style head-dress with veil is worn on the head.
Dimensions	Height: 380mm Width: 279mm
Production type	Unique
Marks and inscriptions	' "St. Joan" / Court Lady ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner of the design; handwriting; pencil) ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower left 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 George Bernard Shaw's play "Saint Joan" at the Oxford Repertory Theatre, ca.1940.
Subjects depicted	Costume Design Plays
Associations	Shaw, George Bernard Joan (Saint Joan of Arc)
Literary reference	St. Joan
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.687-2000

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Record created	October 19, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48898/costume-design-holland-anthony/

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