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Costume Design

2000 (Painted, drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Alison McKenna as Hester Worsley in Act I. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an 1880's style dress. The costume consists of a tight fitting yellow bodice and bustle skirt decorated with frills and pleats. Attached to the right of the figure are two photocopies showing contemporary late 19th century fashion illustrations. Unsigned by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen & ink, paper collage, and watercolour, on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Lez Brotherston for Alison McKenna as Hester Worsley in Act I of the play "A Woman of No Importance", Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, January 12th 2000.
Physical description
Costume design for Alison McKenna as Hester Worsley in Act I. The design depicts a full length female figure wearing an 1880's style dress. The costume consists of a tight fitting yellow bodice and bustle skirt decorated with frills and pleats. Attached to the right of the figure are two photocopies showing contemporary late 19th century fashion illustrations. Unsigned by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 305mm
  • Width: 405mm
The sheet has been torn out of a spiral bound sketch book.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
' Hester ACT 1# ' (Textual information; Vertically in the lower left hand side of the design.; handwriting; ink; Brotherston, Lez)
Credit line
Given by the designer
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 production of Oscar Wilde's play "A Woman of No Importance" performed at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, January 12th 2000. The production was directed by Marianne Elliott and lit by Chris Davey.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary referenceA Woman of No Importance
Collection
Accession number
S.364-2002

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2003
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