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Costume Design

1992 (Painted, drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for a Cornhill Slide Workman in Act I. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a mid 19th century style costume. The costume consists of a green jacket and trousers worn over a grey striped shirt and black waistcoat. The figure also wears black gaiters over his trousers, black boots, and a green cap. Unsigned by the artist.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen & ink, and watercolour on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Lez Brotherston for a Cornhill Slide Workman in Act I of the ballet "A Christmas Carol", Northern Ballet Theatre, Leeds Grand Theatre, September 26th 1992.
Physical description
Costume design for a Cornhill Slide Workman in Act I. The design depicts a full length male figure wearing a mid 19th century style costume. The costume consists of a green jacket and trousers worn over a grey striped shirt and black waistcoat. The figure also wears black gaiters over his trousers, black boots, and a green cap. Unsigned by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 405mm
  • Width: 506mm
The sheet has been torn out of a spiral bound sketch book.
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
' Christmas Carol - Cornhill slide workman. Act 1 ' (Textual information; Lower right hand side of the design.; handwriting; pencil; 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 Massimo Moricone's ballet "A Christmas Carol" performed by Northern Ballet Theatre, at the Grand Theatre, Leeds on September 26th 1992. The production was directed by Christopher Gable, the music was composed by Carl Davis, and the lighting was designed by Paul Pyant. This immensely popular production was recorded for television by the BBC and released on video (a copy of which is available in the Theatre Museum's library - catalogue number VIDEO 9704024). The production also toured to China in 2000.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Associations
Literary referenceA Christmas Carol
Collection
Accession number
S.289-2002

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Record createdMarch 6, 2003
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