Costume Design for Lady with a Fan

Basil Crage

1890–99 · Watercolor and metallic paint over graphite · Drawings and Prints

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.

Artist

Basil Crage

Date

1890–99

Medium

Watercolor and metallic paint over graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967