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It is pale green in colour with a repeated motif of pale blue leaves and has a long, sweeping train. The long, hanging, sleeves are turned back to reveal the white lining. She also wears a pale green and white headdress with a white veil at the rear and a large white and green necklace. \r\n\r\nThe dress was designed in 1933 for the actress Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (1891-1992) to wear in Act I, Scene II of the play <i>Richard of Bordeaux</i> in which she played Anne of Bohemia. The sketch is signed Motley, the working name of the trio of stage designers Elizabeth 'Percy' Montgomery, and the sisters Sophia and Margaret Harris. Having worked on an OUDS production of <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> directed by John Gielgud, he invited them to design his production of Richard of Bordeaux.\r\n\r\n<i>Richard of Bordeaux</i> written by Gordon Daviot (pseudonym for Elizabeth MacKintosh) depicts a romanticised version of the story of Richard II of England, emphasizing the relationship between Richard and his queen Anne of Bohemia. It was first staged in 1932 when it was given two performances at the New Theatre, and was revived at the same theatre in the following year, where it ran for 463 performances. John Gielgud starred as Richard.\n\nThe mediaeval costumes proved inspirational. <i>The Sketch </i>devoted a page to a photoshoot of  puppets dressed as Gielgud and Ffrangcon- Davies in poses from the play, and also produced a faux-medieval fashion spread with  Ffrangcon-Davies modelling the two-horned  headdress. The play ran for more than 14  months, including a regional tour. After the last  performance in a theatre in Golders Green, the police had to be called to keep back the crowd that surged against the stage door.","physicalDescription":"A pencil and watercolour sketch of a costume for Anne in <i>Richard of Bordeaux</i>. The dress, though medieval in style, is strongly influenced by the fashions and silhouette of the 1930s. It is pale green in colour with a repeated motif of pale blue leaves and has a long, sweeping train. The long, hanging, sleeves are turned back to reveal the white lining. 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