Tags | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 10 objects tagged costume designs.

White dress lined with red roses at the neckline and roses on the upper portion of her dress. White lace sleeves, and many small layers of white ruffle also adorn the dress. Both back and front of dress depicted.

Paper Doll Costume, Paper Doll Costume in White with Red Roses, 1876–80
lithograph, brush and watercolor on cream heavy wove paper.
Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
1937-22-18

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Dark pink outer layer of dress splits in center, revealing lighter pink ruffles. Roses line dark pink shell and neckline, and rows of flowers on front. Three tiers of ruffles in skirt. Doll holds handkerchief in one hand an a fan daintily in the other. Both back and front of dress represented.

Print, Paper Doll Costume in Dark Pink and Light Pink Ruffles, 1876–80
lithograph, brush and watercolor on cream heavy wove paper.
Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
1937-22-21

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

The bodice of this dress is white with black spots and flows into the top layer of a full skirt. The bodice is lined with garlands of pink roses. Below the top layer of skirt are two tiers of lace ruffles. Both the back and the front of this dress are depicted.

Print, Paper Doll Costume in White with Black Spots, 1876–80
lithograph, brush and watercolors on cream heavy wove paper.
Gift of Grace Lincoln Temple.
1937-22-9

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Costume design for the character Ordulph (nicknamed Momo) for Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV. The character is depicted standing frontally with his left hand raised and his head turned to his right. He wears a beige top and beige cropped pants, belted with an orange belt. The legs of his pants each have a brown and orange stripe at the bottom. A brown cloak is draped across his left shoulder and falls across his body diagonally.

Drawing, Costume Design: Ordulph, for "Henry IV", 1925
brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-174

This object was made by A.E. Filmer.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Costume design for the character King Henry VIII for a production of "Catherine Parr, or Alexander's Horse," a one-act play written by Maurice Baring and performed by the Arts League of Service. The figure of the King stands frontally with legs apart, wearing a stylized black and yellow costume. The shoulders of the costume are patterned in concentric yellow and black bands; the lapel of the King’s black jacket is white with brown flowers; under the jacket is a shirt with yellow and red stripes and red stockings. The King has a blue moustache, beard, and hair, and wears a red cap.

Drawing, Costume Design: Henry VIII, for "Catherine Parr, or Alexander's...
brush and gouache, graphite on cream laid paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-170

This object was made by Leslie Banks.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Costume design for Othello for Shakespeare's Othello (possibly an alternative choice). Standing figure, gesturing with his left hand raised above his head, head turned to his right, wearing a flowing gold robe with angel sleeves with fur cuffs and lined in red.

Drawing, Costume Design: Othello, for "Othello", 1932
brush and gouache, graphite, and white crayon on black paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-198

This object was made by Ernest Milton.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Costume design for Desdemona of Shakespeare's "Othello". At center: a female figure with golden hair in up-do and pearled tiara wearing a light yellow, floor-length gown cinched at the waist by gold belt, with red sleeves and pink collar.

Drawing, Costume Design: Desdemona, for "Othello", 1932
brush and gouache on black paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-202

This object was made by Ernest Milton.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Costume design for Emilia of Shakespeare's "Othello". A standing figure with a brown up-do hairstyle wears a burgundy gown with full skirt, gold scalloped edges on sleeves, and a gold trellis-like collar. The figure is depicted frontally with her left arm swung across her body in the front to show off the sleve detailing.

Drawing, Costume Design: Emilia, for "Othello", 1932
brush and gouache, graphite on black paper.
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer.
1963-39-203

This object was made by Ernest Milton.
This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Drawing (USA)
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1984-65-1

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.

Red-bodied and green-tentacled squid costume with orange, green and blue dots. A figure with raised arms, stockinged feet, and green headress is visible through the superimposed squid (tentacles at the top).

Drawing, Squid Costume Design for the Opera "Sadko" by Rimsky-Korsakov, ca. 1929
brush and gouache, graphite on paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
1984-65-2

This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
There are 2 images of this object.