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Romeo

Costume Design
mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Romeo, drawn on black board. Full-length figure wearing a grey belted tunic with black and gold sleeves and black collar and belt, and grey tights. He has a trailing yellow wool cloak over his right shoulder.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRomeo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gold paint on board
Brief description
Costume design by an unidentified artist for Romeo
Physical description
Costume design for Romeo, drawn on black board. Full-length figure wearing a grey belted tunic with black and gold sleeves and black collar and belt, and grey tights. He has a trailing yellow wool cloak over his right shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.2cm
  • Width: 25.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ROMEO' (heading, upper right)
  • 'Black silk with gold braid / and gold studs' (annotation for the costumier, to right of figure, with line indicating trim of outer sleeve )
  • 'Black corded Silk / Gold painting' (annotation for the costumier, to right of figure, with line indicating lower sleeve )
  • 'wool' (annotation for the costumier, to lower right of figure, with line indicating cloak)
Credit line
Given by the estate of Mary Clarke
Object history
Acquired as part of the Mary Clarke Collection, THM/462.
Collection
Accession number
S.1012-2021

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Record createdAugust 31, 2021
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