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Starveling as the Moon
Midsummer Night's Dream

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Image Title
Starveling as the Moon
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 3/8 x 18 3/8 in
Associated People
  • Duguid, Peter, 1923-2009  
  • Devine, George, 1910-1966  
Style or Period
  • c. 500 B.C.
  • Assyria, Persia, Phrygia
  • Archaic Greek with Eastern influence
Production Notes
http://media.library.illinois.edu/Motley/Home/Midsummer
Inscriptions
  • Starvling, Play costume, Moon
  • Peter Duguid, in manuscript hand, upper right corner.
  • A Midsummer Nights Dream
Description
  • holding tree branch from which lantern hangs in right hand.
  • black tights with blue dots
  • black sandals. Wearing eyeglasses and gold-colored neckwear. Holding small gray and black dog in left hand
  • Costume rendering for Starvling as Moon in Midsummer Night's Dream: two long white cloths, one in front and one in back, tied together at shoulders. Purplish blue shirt with circles
Subject
  • White (color)  
  • Tights (opaque stockings)  
  • Shirts  
  • Sandals  
  • Purplish blue  
  • Neckwear  
  • Moderate yellow  
  • Lanterns (lighting devices)  
  • Gray (color)  
  • Eyeglasses  
  • Dots  
  • Costumes (character dress)  
  • Costume design  
  • Cloth  
  • Circles (plane figures)  
  • Blue (color)  
  • Black (color)  
  • Tree limbs  
  • Theatrical productions  
  • Dogs  
  • Costume design drawings  
Rights
In Copyright
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Inventory Number
540323-016
Collection Title
Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
Collection
Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
Image TitleStarveling as the Moon
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 3/8 x 18 3/8 in
Associated People
  • Duguid, Peter, 1923-2009  
  • Devine, George, 1910-1966  
Style or Period
  • c. 500 B.C.
  • Assyria, Persia, Phrygia
  • Archaic Greek with Eastern influence
Production Noteshttp://media.library.illinois.edu/Motley/Home/Midsummer
Inscriptions
  • Starvling, Play costume, Moon
  • Peter Duguid, in manuscript hand, upper right corner.
  • A Midsummer Nights Dream
Description
  • holding tree branch from which lantern hangs in right hand.
  • black tights with blue dots
  • black sandals. Wearing eyeglasses and gold-colored neckwear. Holding small gray and black dog in left hand
  • Costume rendering for Starvling as Moon in Midsummer Night's Dream: two long white cloths, one in front and one in back, tied together at shoulders. Purplish blue shirt with circles
Subject
  • White (color)  
  • Tights (opaque stockings)  
  • Shirts  
  • Sandals  
  • Purplish blue  
  • Neckwear  
  • Moderate yellow  
  • Lanterns (lighting devices)  
  • Gray (color)  
  • Eyeglasses  
  • Dots  
  • Costumes (character dress)  
  • Costume design  
  • Cloth  
  • Circles (plane figures)  
  • Blue (color)  
  • Black (color)  
  • Tree limbs  
  • Theatrical productions  
  • Dogs  
  • Costume design drawings  
RightsIn Copyright
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Inventory Number540323-016
Collection TitleMotley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
CollectionMotley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design

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