Theatre Design

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Artist/Maker	Hurry, Leslie (artist)
Place of origin	England (made)

Design for the costume of Gertrude in a production of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. Drawing in pen and coloured inks, pencil, watercolour and crayon by Leslie Hurry. Signed 'Leslie Hurry' and inscribed 'Gertrude'. Stamped on the back with name of theatre, Specimen of fabric attached.

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Categories	Drawings Theatre Shakespeare
Object type	Theatre design
Materials and techniques	Drawing in pen and coloured inks, pencil, watercolour and crayon Pen and Ink Pencil Watercolour Crayon Drawing
Brief description	Design for the costume of Gertrude in a production of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. Drawing in pen and coloured inks, pencil, watercolour and crayon by Leslie Hurry. Signed 'Leslie Hurry' and inscribed 'Gertrude'. Stamped on the back with name of theatre, Specimen of fabric attached.
Physical description	Design for the costume of Gertrude in a production of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. Drawing in pen and coloured inks, pencil, watercolour and crayon by Leslie Hurry. Signed 'Leslie Hurry' and inscribed 'Gertrude'. Stamped on the back with name of theatre, Specimen of fabric attached.
Dimensions	Length: 57.2cm Height: 39.1cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 London: HMSO 1967
Marks and inscriptions	'Leslie Hurry' (Signed) 'Gertrude' (Inscribed) (Stamped on the back with name of theatre)
Subject depicted	Theatre Design
Literary reference	'hamlet' by William Shakespeare
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 London: HMSO, 1967
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.876-1966

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O695408/theatre-design-hurry-leslie/

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