Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Tv Costume
1980 (made)
1980 (made)
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| Place of origin |
TV costume worn by Francesca Annis in Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, designed by Penny Lowe, 1980.
The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Jacket from TV costume worn by Francesca Annis in Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, designed by Penny Lowe, 1980 |
| Physical description | TV costume worn by Francesca Annis in Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, designed by Penny Lowe, 1980. The entire costume consists of a yello jacket with white and silver embrioderiy displaying a floral patter across the right shoulder and chest, along with a matching skirt and scarf. |
| Credit line | Given by the British Film Institute |
| Summary | TV costume worn by Francesca Annis in Agatha Christie's Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, designed by Penny Lowe, 1980. The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1708:1 to 3-2015 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2015 |
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