Cut-cloth and back-cloth probably for 'Macbeth'

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Artist/Maker	Hawes Craven (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (made)

Brush drawing in outline for an alternative design for a cut-cloth and back-cloth, probably for 'Macbeth'.

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Categories	Theatre Designs Drawings
Object type	Theatre design
Title	Cut-cloth and back-cloth probably for 'Macbeth' (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Brush drawing with chalk shading Paper Chalk Drawing
Brief description	Brush drawing by Hawes Craven for a cut-cloth and back-cloth probably for 'Macbeth', produced by Irving at the Lyceum, December 29, 1888.
Physical description	Brush drawing in outline for an alternative design for a cut-cloth and back-cloth, probably for 'Macbeth'.
Dimensions	Height: 13.5in Width: 22in Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line	Given by R. C. McCleery, Esq.
Subjects depicted	Scenery Theatre Stage Design
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.2199-1924

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O765362/cut-cloth-and-back-cloth-theatre-design-hawes-craven/

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