Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute

Costume design for Antony and Cleopatra: "Cleopatra in Open Skirt"

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  • Daphne Dare Papers, Lawrence and Lee Theatre Research Institute, The Ohio State University

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  • Costume design for Antony and Cleopatra: "Cleopatra in Open Skirt"
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Date Created
  • 1976
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Summary
  • Drawing depicts a full-length standing woman in three-quarter pose wearing a brown ensemble that includes belted pantaloons with a wide high waistband that are tucked into calf-high boots. She wears a beige long-sleeved top under a full-length coat with a heavily decorated bolero bodice and long decorative sleeves that are open under the arms. The drawing suggests a head covering (?). The pencil drawing is reinforced with black ink contours and tinted with watercolor washes and gold paint.
Description
  • In pencil, upper left: "Cleopatra; Miss Maggie Smith". In pencil, bottom left: "Antony & Cleopatra; Stratford Festival 76". In pencil, bottom right: "Daphne Dare".
  • Stratford Festival (Ont.)
  • Performer and Role: Maggie Smith as Cleopatra
Provenance
  • From the estate of Daphne Dare, Valerie Minifie, executor, London (2001)

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  • SPEC.TRI.DD.DES.0173
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  • SPEC.TRI.DD
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Extent
  • 42 x 28 cm
Medium
  • ink
  • gilt paint
  • pencil (marking material)
  • watercolor (paint)
  • paper (fiber product)
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