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Anthony Holland costume design

Costume Design
ca. 1940 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for Rosalie Crutchley as Thea Elvsted in Act I & IV of "Hedda Gabler". The design shows a full length female figure wearing a green walking outfit in the style of the early 1890's with left arm outstretched and the right hand holding up the hem of the skirt. The figure wears a jacket with a tiered and frilled upper sleeve over a long, tight fitting lower sleeve; and a long flared skirt. She also wears a pair of white gloves, and a white bonnet and veil decorated with a green bow at the crown. The bonnet is tied with a white ribbon.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAnthony Holland costume design (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, Watercolour, Pen & ink, on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for Rosalie Crutchley as Thea Elvsted in Act I & IV of Hedda Gabler, Oxford Repertory Theatre, ca. 1940
Physical description
Costume design for Rosalie Crutchley as Thea Elvsted in Act I & IV of "Hedda Gabler". The design shows a full length female figure wearing a green walking outfit in the style of the early 1890's with left arm outstretched and the right hand holding up the hem of the skirt. The figure wears a jacket with a tiered and frilled upper sleeve over a long, tight fitting lower sleeve; and a long flared skirt. She also wears a pair of white gloves, and a white bonnet and veil decorated with a green bow at the crown. The bonnet is tied with a white ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 361mm
  • Width: 253mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' "Hedda Gabler" / Mrs Elvsted (Acts 1 + 4) / (Miss Rosalie Crutchley) ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
  • ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner; handwriting; pencil)
Credit line
Given by Anthony Holland
Object history
This Costume design by Anthony Holland is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1996. The design was executed for a production Henrik Ibsen's play "Hedda Gabler" at the Oxford Repertory Theatre, ca. 1940.
Subjects depicted
Association
Literary referenceHedda Gabler
Collection
Accession number
S.565-2000

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Record createdAugust 10, 2000
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