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Alix Stone would often draw groups of characters together, so that everyone could see the place of each design in the overall scheme.   This was particularly important when designing opera, where the chorus usually works as a unit as well as individuals.  \r\n\tDesigning everyday working clothes is perhaps more difficult than recreating period clothes.  There is a danger of overall drabness or similarity of style.  This is especially true in an opera like <i>Peter Grimes</i>, set in a Suffolk fishing village, where most men would wear traditional gurnsey sweaters and rubber boots and women drab working dress.  Drawing groups again ensures that there is a variety to the look of the ensemble.  \r\nThe attached fabric swatches give an idea how the costumes were given life, ranging from drab greys to a touch or red, small sprig and paisley all-over patterns set off with shades of white.","physicalDescription":"Costume design for Female Chorus.  The design depicts 8 full length female figures wearing mid 19th century style working costume in shades of grey, blue, green, brown, and yellow.  The costumes consists of skirts, blouses, shawls and bonnets.  The two far left figures carry fish baskets on their heads.  10 Fabric swatches have been pinned across the bottom of the design.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Stone, Alix","id":"A5363"},"association":{"text":"costume designer","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"Paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"Pencil","id":"x30347"},{"text":"Crayon","id":"x30605"},{"text":"watercolour","id":"x33202"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Drawn","id":"x30545"},{"text":"Painted","id":"x30138"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Pencil, pen & ink, ink, watercolour and black crayon, on paper","categories":[{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Scotland","id":"THES262877"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2008BV5030","2013GJ8632"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES356721"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Scotland","id":"x29130"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":"possibly"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1968","earliest":"1968-01-01","latest":"1968-12-31"},"association":{"text":"painted, Drawn","id":"x30769"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Alix Stone","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"380","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"753","unit":"mm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"The design is made up of two sheets of paper glued together.","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"' Alix Stone '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"pencil","method":"handwriting","position":"Lower right hand corner","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Signature","note":"Signature; Lower right hand corner; handwriting; pencil"},{"content":"' 14 / Pamela Molchen / Sunday / 14 / M. Welsh Hamilton / 15 / 16 / Kirsteen / Grant / 17 / Lorna / Miller / Anthea / Robb / Dyleth / Jones / 18 / 19 / J Quire '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"pencil","method":"handwriting","position":"Across the bottom of the design.","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Textual information","note":"Textual information; Across the bottom of the design.; handwriting; pencil"},{"content":"' CHORUS '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"pencil","method":"handwriting","position":"On reverse.","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"Textual information","note":"Textual information; On reverse.; handwriting; pencil"},{"content":"PETER GRIMES","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"pencil on reverse"}],"objectHistory":"This costume design by Alix Stone is part of an extensive collection of designs purchased by the Theatre Museum directly from the artist in 1994.  The design was executed for a production of  Benjamin Britten's opera \"Peter Grimes\", performed by Scottish Opera at the Edinburgh King's Theatre, August 19th 1968.  The libretto by Montagu Slater is based on George Crabbe's poem \"The Borough\".  The production was conducted by Alexander Gibson; directed by Colin Graham; and lit by Charles Bristow.  The cast included Richard Cassilly as Peter and Phyllis Curtin as Ellen Orford.\r\n\r\nThe production was later revived by Scottish Opera in the springs of 1973 and 1980, and by English National Opera North in the spring of 1979.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Costume design by Alix Stone for Eric Shilling as Lamprett Bellboys in \"Penny for a Song\", Sadler's Wells Opera, Sadler's Wells, October 31st 1967","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Reason For Production: Commission","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[{"text":"Britten, Benjamin Edward (Lord)","id":"N1115"},{"text":"Crabbe, George","id":"N1313"}],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"Costume","id":"AAT209261"},{"text":"Opera","id":"x31801"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Peter Grimes"],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["S.241-2001"],"accessionNumberNum":"241","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":2001,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-05-08","recordCreationDate":"2001-06-01","availableToBook":true}}