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Costume Design

1945 (Painted, drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Chris Castor as Ann Mortimore in Act I. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an "Edwardian" style costume. The costume consists of a black dress worn over a grey blouse. The figure also wears a black hat decorated with feathers and a veil, and holds a large fur muff in her right hand. To the right of the figure is a back view of the costume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, gouache, and black & white paint on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Maise Meiklejohn for Chris Castor as Ann Mortimore in Act I of "The Thunderbolt", Arts Theatre, September 16th 1945.
Physical description
Costume design for Chris Castor as Ann Mortimore in Act I. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an "Edwardian" style costume. The costume consists of a black dress worn over a grey blouse. The figure also wears a black hat decorated with feathers and a veil, and holds a large fur muff in her right hand. To the right of the figure is a back view of the costume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 370mm
  • Width: 272mm
  • Paper backing height: 389mm
  • Paper backing width: 295mm
The design has been mounted on to a paper backing
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' Ann - Act I. ' (Textual information; Upper left hand corner.; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn)
  • ' p87 Violet ' (Textual information; Lower left hand corner; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn)
  • ' shiny black ribbon edge to hat / black & grey feathers - one tiny violet one / pale grey chiffon blouse / lavender edged frills / violet wrist bows - / violet belt. Silver buckle / lavender lining for skirt / white petticoat - / white gloves - ' (Textual information; Along the upper to centre left hand edge.; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn)
Object history
This costume design by Maise Meiklejohn is part of an extensive collection of designs by the artist purchased by the Theatre Museum in 1990. The design was executed for a production of Arthur Wing Pinero's play "The Thunderbolt" performed at the Arts Theatre, September 16th 1945. The play was produced by Peter Streuli, and the cast included Mark Dignam as James Mortimore, and Chris Castor as Ann Mortimore.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary referenceThe Thunderbolt
Collection
Accession number
S.214-2002

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Record createdApril 30, 2002
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