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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
Material/Techniques
Watercolor  
Support
Paper  
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 18 3/8 in.
Associated People
  • Devine, George, 1910-1966 (director)  
  • Duguid, Peter, 1923-2009  
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  
  • Peter Duguid, in manuscript hand, upper right corner.  
  • Starvling, Play costume, Moon  
Description
  • 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  
  • black sandals. Wearing eyeglasses and gold-colored neckwear. Holding small gray and black dog in left hand  
  • black tights with blue dots  
  • holding tree branch from which lantern hangs in right hand.  
Subject
  • Costume design drawings  
  • Dogs  
  • Theatrical productions  
  • Tree limbs  
  • Black (color)  
  • Blue (color)  
  • Circles (plane Figures)  
  • Cloth  
  • Costume Design  
  • Costumes (character Dress)  
  • Dots  
  • Eyeglasses  
  • Gray (color)  
  • Lanterns (lighting Devices)  
  • Moderate Yellow  
  • Neckwear  
  • Purplish Blue  
  • Sandals  
  • Shirts  
  • Tights (opaque Stockings)  
  • White (color)  
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights Statements
In Copyright
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
Material/TechniquesWatercolor  
SupportPaper  
Dimensions13 3/8 x 18 3/8 in.
Associated People
  • Devine, George, 1910-1966 (director)  
  • Duguid, Peter, 1923-2009  
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  
  • Peter Duguid, in manuscript hand, upper right corner.  
  • Starvling, Play costume, Moon  
Description
  • 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  
  • black sandals. Wearing eyeglasses and gold-colored neckwear. Holding small gray and black dog in left hand  
  • black tights with blue dots  
  • holding tree branch from which lantern hangs in right hand.  
Subject
  • Costume design drawings  
  • Dogs  
  • Theatrical productions  
  • Tree limbs  
  • Black (color)  
  • Blue (color)  
  • Circles (plane Figures)  
  • Cloth  
  • Costume Design  
  • Costumes (character Dress)  
  • Dots  
  • Eyeglasses  
  • Gray (color)  
  • Lanterns (lighting Devices)  
  • Moderate Yellow  
  • Neckwear  
  • Purplish Blue  
  • Sandals  
  • Shirts  
  • Tights (opaque Stockings)  
  • White (color)  
RightsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Rights StatementsIn Copyright
Inventory Number540323-016  
Collection TitleMotley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design
CollectionMotley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design

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