Costume Design
1946 (painted)
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Design for Roxane in Act V of Cyrano de Bergerac, showing a full length female figure in mid-17th century costume, consisting of a full sleeved, round necked, floor length black gown, a black veil, falling from the back of the head and trimmed on the crown of the head with black beads, and a black necklace with a pendant cross. To the lower right of the figure is a pencil sketch of a button. The design is inscribed with the name of the character, the scene and with costume details and is fixed in a mount.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and water-colour on paper |
| Brief description | Design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac, Old Vic Company at the New Theatre, 1946 |
| Physical description | Design for Roxane in Act V of Cyrano de Bergerac, showing a full length female figure in mid-17th century costume, consisting of a full sleeved, round necked, floor length black gown, a black veil, falling from the back of the head and trimmed on the crown of the head with black beads, and a black necklace with a pendant cross. To the lower right of the figure is a pencil sketch of a button. The design is inscribed with the name of the character, the scene and with costume details and is fixed in a mount. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Object history | This is one of four designs for Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac, acquired by the Theatre Museum from the designer, Tanya Moiseiwitsch. The production was staged by the Old Vic Company at the New Theatre, 24 October 1946, and was directed by Tyrone Guthrie. Margaret Leighton played Roxane. Historical significance: An example of period costume design of the post-war period and of the work of one of the most significant theatre designers of the 20th century. |
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| Literary reference | Cyrano de Bergerac |
| Bibliographic reference | Edelstein, T. J. (ed.), The stage is all the world: the theatrical designs of Tanya Moiseiwitsch, Chicago, David and Alfred Smart Museum of ARt, University of Washington Press, 1994 |
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| Accession number | S.4-2001 |
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| Record created | January 23, 2001 |
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