Anthony Holland costume design
Costume Design
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
ca.1940-1960 (drawn)
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Design for a woman's afternoon dress of 1870, showing a full length female figure wearing an olive green bodice with attached overskirt, the bodice with a wrap-over front tied with a blue-grey bow at the waist and a fill-in with a high neck, the wide sleeves edged with lace, with full blue-grey undersleeves gathered to the wrist beneath, the overskirt trimmed with a wide band of lace and caught up to the side with a large blue-grey bow, and a plain full underskirt with a bustle. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper.
Object details
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| Title | Anthony Holland costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink and water-colour on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Anthony Mendelson for a woman's afternoon dress of 1870, mid 20th century |
| Physical description | Design for a woman's afternoon dress of 1870, showing a full length female figure wearing an olive green bodice with attached overskirt, the bodice with a wrap-over front tied with a blue-grey bow at the waist and a fill-in with a high neck, the wide sleeves edged with lace, with full blue-grey undersleeves gathered to the wrist beneath, the overskirt trimmed with a wide band of lace and caught up to the side with a large blue-grey bow, and a plain full underskirt with a bustle. The design is signed and inscribed with costume details and is mounted on thick paper. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Object history | This is one of a collection of 19 designs of late 19th century costume by Anthony Mendelson which was part of Lot 366 in Sotheby's Sale of Illustrated Books, 22 May 1997. |
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| Accession number | S.358-1999 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2000 |
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