Costume Design for Lady with a Fan

1890–99

Not on view

Costume design for a lady with a fan, made up of a gray, corseted bodice with floral motifs and pairs of small, white wings on the shoulders, and a knee-length, paneled, gray skirt of thin fabric, also with floral motifs. A headdress made up of a white lace headband with golden scrolling antennae decorates the head. A fan with golden hear motifs flanked by scales with scrolling and floral motifs is held on the right hand. The left hand holds a panel of the skirt, with scalloping edges and floral motifs.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Costume Design for Lady with a Fan
Artist: Basil Crage (British, active 1890s)
Date: 1890–99
Medium: Watercolor and metallic paint over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 10 x 6 1/2 in. (25.4 x 16.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
Object Number: 67.794.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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