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Lucia di Lammermoor

Costume Design
1910 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Comelli, Attilio (designers)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for Noble Ladies labelled B, C and D for Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1910. The design shows three 17th century bodices for remaking costumes.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Opera
Object type
Costume design
TitleLucia di Lammermoor (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pencil and ink on board
Watercolour
Pencil
Millboard
Designing
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Noble Ladies labelled B, C and D in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1910
Physical description
Three costume designs by Attilio Comelli for Noble Ladies labelled B, C and D in Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor. Three female figures wearing white blouses, 17th century bodices and skirts. Noble Lady B is dressed in black and gold, Noble Lady C in red and silver and Noble Lady D in pale green and white. Signed and dated 1910.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'NB. The old costumes of Lucia / have been taken to pieces / and redone [sewn from] / their sketches - [rethinking] / some old materials / and making some new / fronts of bodices & skirts / A. D. 1910 -' (Inscribed on reverse in red ink. Some words unclear. Dated and initialled.)
  • 'LUCIA' (Inscribed in red ink, upper left corner.)
  • 'LUCIA' (Inscribed in ink, upper right corner.)
  • 'NOBLE LADIES' (Inscribed in ink, lower right corner.)
  • 'B' (Inscribed in red ink, labelling the design on the upper left.)
  • 'C' (Inscribed in red ink, labelling the design on the right.)
  • 'D' (Inscribed in red ink, labelling the design on the lower left.)
Credit line
Given by the estate of David Dean
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for Noble Ladies labelled B, C and D for Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 1910. The design shows three 17th century bodices for remaking costumes.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.393-2018

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1480762/lucia-di-lammermoor-costume-design-comelli-attilio/
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