Costume Design
early 1930s (made)
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Costume design for Frank Vosper as Claudius by Motley (Elizabeth Montgomery and Sophia and Margaret Harris), Hamlet, New Theatre, November 14th 1934
Object details
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| Brief description | Costume design for Frank Vosper as Claudius by Motley (Elizabeth Montgomery and Sophia and Margaret Harris), Hamlet, New Theatre, November 14th 1934 |
| Gallery label | 9
COSTUME DESIGN FOR HAMLET
1934
Motley (sisters Margaret and Sophia Harris, and their friend Elizabeth Montgomery) designed sets and costumes for many of John Gielgud’s productions in the 1930s. The costumes for Gielgud’s Hamlet were made of scenery canvas, hand-sprayed with dyes and metallic pigments. The Court wore dark colours, and Claudius’s costume emphasised his physical stature and suggested wealth and power.
Play by William Shakespeare, 1600–1
New Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre), London
Paper, pencil, watercolour, gold and silver paint
Designed by Motley (Margaret Harris, 1904–2000, Sophia Harris,
1900–66, and Elizabeth Montgomery, 1902–93)
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Museum no. S.625-1987
(October 2013) |
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| Accession number | S.625-1987 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2011 |
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