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The School for Fathers

Costume Design
1976 (Painted, Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Anthony Holland for Patricia Schreiber as Felice in "The School for Fathers", Sadler's Wells, 1976


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe School for Fathers (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, Felt tip pen, Watercolour, Silver Paint, and Wash, on Paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for Patricia Schreiber as Felice in "The School for Fathers", Sadler's Wells, 1976
Physical description
Costume design for Patricia Schreiber as Felice in "The School for Fathers". The design depicts a full length female figure holding a fan in her right hand and with left arm extended. The figure wears an orange and silver 18th century style dress, a black tricorne hat decorated with ribbons, and a cloak/veil. Two fabric swatches are pinned to the upper left hand corner of the design.
Dimensions
  • Height: 295mm
  • Width: 208mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' Felice ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner of the design; handwriting; Felt tip pen)
  • ' Net/Organza ? ' (Textual information; Along the left hand side of the figure.; 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 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's opera "The School for Fathers" (I Quatro Rusteghi) at Sadler's Wells, July 22nd, 1976. The opera's text is based on the play "I Rusteghi" by Carlo Goldoni, and was adapted for these performances by Edward J. Dent. The production was produced by Malcolm Fraser and conducted by James Robertson.
Subjects depicted
Associations
Literary references
  • The School for Fathers
  • I Quatro Rusteghi
  • I Rusteghi
Summary
Costume design by Anthony Holland for Patricia Schreiber as Felice in "The School for Fathers", Sadler's Wells, 1976
Collection
Accession number
S.691-2000

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Record createdOctober 20, 2000
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