Costume design for 'Old China'

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Artist/Maker	C. Wilhelm (made by)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Design for a female costume in the ballet Old China.

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Categories	Theatre Costume Theatre Designs Drawings Costumes Dance
Object type	Costume design
Title	Costume design for 'Old China' (generic title)
Materials and techniques	watercolour Watercolour Drawing
Brief description	C. Wilhelm, one of five designs for the ballet Old China at the Empire Theatre, London, 1901
Physical description	Design for a female costume in the ballet Old China.
Dimensions	Height: 18cm Width: 13cm 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	C. Wilhelm. 1901 (signed)
Credit line	Given by Sir Alfred Butt
Subject depicted	Costume Design
Bibliographic references	Department of Prints and Drawings, Theatre Costume Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum Colour Microfiche, Emmett Microform, 1983 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1925, London: Board of Education, 1926.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1550-1925

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O763625/costume-design-for-old-china-costume-design-c-wilhelm/

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