Costume Design
ca.1896
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Costume design for a female character in an unidentified production. The design is signed by the creator in the bottom right hand corner and dated '96'. The signature and date suggests that the design was created by J. Howell Russell for a production staged in ca.1896.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, with highlights in gold, on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by J. Howell Russell, unidentified production, ca.1896 |
| Physical description | Costume design by J. Howell Russell for an unidentified production staged in ca.1896. The watercolour design is a full length image of a woman dressed in a close fitting crimson costume decorated with gold frogging which is reminiscent of a military uniform. She also wears a fur trimmed cream cape and a plumed helmet. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | H.Russell/96 (Handwritten signature in ink, bottom right hand corner.) |
| Credit line | Purchased at auction, 1977. |
| Object history | Purchased Christie's at South Kensington, Sale 12.12.77, lot. 52. (£50, one of nine other designs). RP.77/2586. |
| Summary | Costume design for a female character in an unidentified production. The design is signed by the creator in the bottom right hand corner and dated '96'. The signature and date suggests that the design was created by J. Howell Russell for a production staged in ca.1896. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.9-1978 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2011 |
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