Costume Design
1945 (Painted, drawn)
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Costume design for Dorothy Reynolds as Lesbia. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an early 20th century style costume. The costume consists of a brown "hobble" dress worn over a white blouse. The figure also wears a pair of black shoes and a black choker around her neck. To the right of the figure is a pencil sketch of the back of the costume.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gouache, black & white paint, and pencil on paper. |
| Brief description | Costume design by Maise Meiklejohn for Dorothy Reynolds as Lesbia in "Getting Married", Arts Theatre, September 1945. |
| Physical description | Costume design for Dorothy Reynolds as Lesbia. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an early 20th century style costume. The costume consists of a brown "hobble" dress worn over a white blouse. The figure also wears a pair of black shoes and a black choker around her neck. To the right of the figure is a pencil sketch of the back of the costume. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' 9 ' (Textual information; On reverse centre.; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn, Maise Dele) |
| 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 George Bernard Shaw's play "Getting Married" performed at the Arts Theatre, September 1945. The production was produced by Judith Furse, and the scenery was designed by Jan Kurzke. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Getting Married |
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| Accession number | S.162-2002 |
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| Record created | August 12, 2002 |
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