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Flute as Thisbe
Midsummer Night's Dream

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Image Title
Flute as Thisbe
Performance Title
Midsummer Night's Dream
Author / Composer
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616  
Theater
Shakespeare Club (Stratford-upon-Avon, England)  
Opening Performance Date
1954  
Object
Costume rendering
Type
Still image  
Material/Techniques
Watercolor  
Support
Paper  
Dimensions
13 1/4 x 18 1/2 in
Associated People
  • Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999  
  • Devine, George, 1910-1966  
Style or Period
  • Archaic Greek with Eastern influence
  • Assyria, Persia, Phrygia
  • c. 500 B.C.
Production Notes
http://media.library.illinois.edu/Motley/Home/Midsummer
Inscriptions
  • A Midsummer Nights Dream: Flute, Play costume, Thisbe
  • Ian Bannen, in manuscript hand, upper right corner.
Description
Costume rendering for Flute as Thisbe in Midsummer Night's Dream: white turban with gold-colored jewelry at front and brown spikes at top. White veil over nose and mouth. Knee-length, long-sleeved pink dress with white at bottom, over black tights with white stripes. White cloth tied in back to look like a cape. Black sandals.
Subject
  • Costume design drawings  
  • Theatrical productions  
  • Black (color)  
  • Brown (color)  
  • Cloth  
  • Costume design  
  • Costumes (character dress)  
  • Dresses (garments)  
  • Pink (color)  
  • Sandals  
  • Stripes  
  • Tights (opaque stockings)  
  • Turbans  
  • Veils (headcloths)  
  • Vivid yellow  
  • White (color)  
Rights
In Copyright
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Inventory Number
540323-019
Collection Title
Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
Collection
Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
Image TitleFlute as Thisbe
Performance TitleMidsummer Night's Dream
Author / ComposerShakespeare, William, 1564-1616  
TheaterShakespeare Club (Stratford-upon-Avon, England)  
Opening Performance Date1954  
ObjectCostume rendering
TypeStill image  
Material/TechniquesWatercolor  
SupportPaper  
Dimensions13 1/4 x 18 1/2 in
Associated People
  • Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999  
  • Devine, George, 1910-1966  
Style or Period
  • Archaic Greek with Eastern influence
  • Assyria, Persia, Phrygia
  • c. 500 B.C.
Production Noteshttp://media.library.illinois.edu/Motley/Home/Midsummer
Inscriptions
  • A Midsummer Nights Dream: Flute, Play costume, Thisbe
  • Ian Bannen, in manuscript hand, upper right corner.
DescriptionCostume rendering for Flute as Thisbe in Midsummer Night's Dream: white turban with gold-colored jewelry at front and brown spikes at top. White veil over nose and mouth. Knee-length, long-sleeved pink dress with white at bottom, over black tights with white stripes. White cloth tied in back to look like a cape. Black sandals.
Subject
  • Costume design drawings  
  • Theatrical productions  
  • Black (color)  
  • Brown (color)  
  • Cloth  
  • Costume design  
  • Costumes (character dress)  
  • Dresses (garments)  
  • Pink (color)  
  • Sandals  
  • Stripes  
  • Tights (opaque stockings)  
  • Turbans  
  • Veils (headcloths)  
  • Vivid yellow  
  • White (color)  
RightsIn Copyright
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Inventory Number540323-019
Collection TitleMotley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
CollectionMotley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design

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