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Allen and Lewis Costume Sketches
MS.P.066
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Allen and Lewis costume sketches
Identifier/Call Number: MS.P.066
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(1 oversized folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1895
Abstract: This collection comprises nine costume
sketches by the late 19th-century London costume firm Allen and Lewis. Sketches were created
with watercolor and pencil, and are approximately 9.5 centimeters by 15.5 centimeters.
Designs portray women in a variety of stage roles and include costumes for Spanish dancers,
a Greek muse, a clown, and a fairy.
Language of Material:
English .
The collection is open for research.
Property rights reside with the University of California. These materials are in the public
domain. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special
Collections and Archives.
Allen and Lewis Costume Sketches. MS-P066. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine
Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquired, 2004.
Processed by Audrey Pearson, 2007.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises nine costume sketches by the late 19th-century London costume
firm Allen and Lewis. Sketches were created with watercolor and pencil, and are
approximately 9.5 centimeters by 15.5 centimeters. Designs portray women in a variety of
stage roles and include costumes for Spanish dancers, a Greek muse, a clown, and a
fairy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Watercolors (paintings)
Costume design drawings -- England -- 19th century.
Costume design -- England
Allen and Lewis (firm)