Jacket worn by Nina de Silva as Feemy Evans in The Showing-up of Blanco Posnet
Jacket
1926
1926
| Artist/Maker |
Costume for Feemy Evans worn by Nina de Silva. Collarless jacket of black velvet with long wide bell sleeves; the jacket and sleeves are edged with three rows of black braid. Lined with bright green silk.
Object details
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| Title | Jacket worn by Nina de Silva as Feemy Evans in The Showing-up of Blanco Posnet (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Collarless black velvet jacket for Feemy Evans worn by Nina de Silva in The Showing-up of Blanco Posnet, London Coliseum, 1926. |
| Physical description | Costume for Feemy Evans worn by Nina de Silva. Collarless jacket of black velvet with long wide bell sleeves; the jacket and sleeves are edged with three rows of black braid. Lined with bright green silk. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs P. Chapman |
| Object history | Costume for Feemy Evans worn by Nina de Silva in George Bernard Shaw's play The Showing-up of Blanco Posnet, performed by the Martin Harvey Company at the London Coliseum, 20th October 1926. The scenery for the production was by George J Dodson, and the costumes were by Florence Dyball and L & H Nathan. |
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| Literary reference | The Showing-up of Blanco Posnet |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.171-1985 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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