Costume Design
ca. 1999 (Painted, drawn)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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Costume design possibly for a Court Official. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing an Chinese Imperial style costume. The costume consists of a dark blue robe with "hoof" cuffs and gold patterns on the breast and upper arms, fastened at the waist with a gold and blue belt, and a wide decorative collar. The figure also wears a high brimmed black Chinese hat with a red plume. Unsigned by the artist.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Pencil, pen & ink, ink, watercolour, gold ink, and black & white crayon on paper. |
| Brief Description | Costume design by Lez Brotherston possibly for a Court Official in the projected ballet "Aladdin", Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. |
| Physical Description | Costume design possibly for a Court Official. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing an Chinese Imperial style costume. The costume consists of a dark blue robe with "hoof" cuffs and gold patterns on the breast and upper arms, fastened at the waist with a gold and blue belt, and a wide decorative collar. The figure also wears a high brimmed black Chinese hat with a red plume. Unsigned by the artist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Lez Brotherston |
| Object history | This costume design by Lez Brotherston is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 2002. The design was executed for a projected production of the ballet "Aladdin" by Scottish Ballet ca. 1999. The ballet was eventually produced by Scottish Ballet with choreography by Robert Cohan at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, December 20th 2000. The designer for this production was Colin Falconer. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary Reference | Aladdin |
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| Accession Number | S.253-2002 |
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| record created | November 25, 2002 |
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