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Drawing

1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
R. Boyd Morrison (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

A watercolour drawing depicting a design for the costume of Cuchulain in 'Thompson in Tir-na-n'Og', as performed by the Ulster Players in Belfast.


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing by R. Boyd Morrison, design for the costume of Cuchulain in 'Thompson in Tir-na-n'Og,' reproduced in Robes of Thespis as plate XLV, watercolour, Great Britain, 1926
Physical description
A watercolour drawing depicting a design for the costume of Cuchulain in 'Thompson in Tir-na-n'Og', as performed by the Ulster Players in Belfast.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.8cm
  • Width: 31.8cm
Dimensions taken from Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983.
Marks and inscriptions
'R. Boyd Morrison 1926' (Signed)
Credit line
Given by Rupert Mason
Object history
This costume was designed for a performance of Gerald Macnamara's 'Thompson in Tir-na'n'-Og' by the Ulster Players in Belfast.
Subjects depicted
Theatre Costume
Costume Design
Associations
MacNamara, Gerald
Belfast
Literary reference'Thompson in Tir-na-n'-Og' by Gerald Macnamara
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1928. London: HMSO, 1929
  • Sheringham, George and R. Boyd Morrison for Rupert Mason. Robes of Thespis; costume designs by modern artists. London: E. Benn limited, 1928.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.609-1928

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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