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Costume design by Nigel Ellacott for an Ugly Sister in Cinderella

Costume Design
2003 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a costume to be worn by Nigel Ellacott as an Ugly Sister in Cinderella at the Manchester Opera House, 2003, designed by Nigel Ellacott.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCostume design by Nigel Ellacott for an Ugly Sister in Cinderella (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, watercolour, gouache and gold and silver paint
Brief description
Design for a costume to be worn by Nigel Ellacott as an Ugly Sister in Cinderella, Manchester Opera House, 2003, designed by Nigel Ellacott
Physical description
Costume design for an Ugly Sister. Female figure in a full length purple dress with a wide panniered skirt decorated with gold motifs at front and a horizontal gold band, and a blue overskirt, patterned with silver and edged with gold fringe. She wears a headddress in the form of a champagne bucket. Annotated with costume details in pencil. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.7cm
  • Width: 21cm
Credit line
Given by the artist
Summary
Design for a costume to be worn by Nigel Ellacott as an Ugly Sister in Cinderella at the Manchester Opera House, 2003, designed by Nigel Ellacott.
Collection
Accession number
S.933-2017

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2017
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