H Beard Print Collection
Print
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Painting of Ellen Terry in the role of Lady Macbeth by the artist John Singer Sargent. She is wearing the famous beetlewing dress with its flowing sleeves and rich velvet cloak.
This dress (designed by Alice Comyns Carr and made by Mrs.Nettleship) is one of Terry's most famous costumes. Made from crocheted bohemian yarn and trimmed with real green bettlewings, it was worn with a wig of long auburn plaits twisted with gold and a rich crimson velvet cloak with gold applique. Harry Beard Collection.
This dress (designed by Alice Comyns Carr and made by Mrs.Nettleship) is one of Terry's most famous costumes. Made from crocheted bohemian yarn and trimmed with real green bettlewings, it was worn with a wig of long auburn plaits twisted with gold and a rich crimson velvet cloak with gold applique. Harry Beard Collection.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Print |
| Brief description | Print of John Singer Sargent's painting of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth (ca.1889), Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Painting of Ellen Terry in the role of Lady Macbeth by the artist John Singer Sargent. She is wearing the famous beetlewing dress with its flowing sleeves and rich velvet cloak. |
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| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Macbeth |
| Summary | Painting of Ellen Terry in the role of Lady Macbeth by the artist John Singer Sargent. She is wearing the famous beetlewing dress with its flowing sleeves and rich velvet cloak. This dress (designed by Alice Comyns Carr and made by Mrs.Nettleship) is one of Terry's most famous costumes. Made from crocheted bohemian yarn and trimmed with real green bettlewings, it was worn with a wig of long auburn plaits twisted with gold and a rich crimson velvet cloak with gold applique. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Other number | F.137-37 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.6042-2009 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2009 |
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