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Costume Design

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

Costume design for Dorothy Primrose as Louisa Mortimore. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing late 19th century style costume. The costume consists of a black tailored jacket with white ruff colour, and long flared black skirt. She also wears purple gloves, and a black hat decorated with bird wings and a veil. She carries a black purse in her right hand, and a black muff in her left hand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, black paint, and gouache on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Maise Meiklejohn for Dorothy Primrose as Louisa Mortimore in "The Thunderbolt", Arts Theatre, September 16th 1945.
Physical description
Costume design for Dorothy Primrose as Louisa Mortimore. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing late 19th century style costume. The costume consists of a black tailored jacket with white ruff colour, and long flared black skirt. She also wears purple gloves, and a black hat decorated with bird wings and a veil. She carries a black purse in her right hand, and a black muff in her left hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 356mm
  • Width: 213mm
  • Paper backing height: 356mm
  • Paper backing at widest point width: 239mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' 28 ' (Textual information; upside down on reverse centre.; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn, Maise Dele)
  • ' Louisa / Dorothy Primrose ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn, Maise Dele)
  • ' velvet & facecloth ' (Textual information; Centre right hand edge; handwriting; pencil; Meiklejohn, Maise Dele)
  • ' black ' (Textual information; Upper left hand side of the figure.; 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 Arthur Wing Pinero's play "The Thunderbolt" at the Arts Theatre, September 16th 1945. The play was produced by Peter Streuli.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary referenceThe Thunderbolt
Collection
Accession number
S.216-2002

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Record createdOctober 8, 2002
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