| Order Number | CCA-DCc/AddMs/103 |
| Title | Album of sketches by Stella Mary Pearce (later Newton) |
| Date | 1935 |
| Description | Designs for costumes for the first performance of Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral'. The costumes were made up by Mrs Vera Findlay of Burgate, Canterbury, and the 'women of Canterbury'.
1. First Knight.
2. Second Knight.
3. Third Knight.
4. Fourth Knight.
5. First Tempter.
6. Second Tempter.
7. Third Tempter.
8. Fourth Tempter.
9. Fourth Tempter (second sketch).
10. Figure from Chorus.
For a detailed description of the costumes, see E Martin Browne, 'The making of T S Eliot's Plays' (Cambridge, 1969), pp61-3. |
| AdminHistory | Stella Mary Newton (nee Pearce, 1901-2001) was a costume designer. She designed costumes for Eliot's first play, 'The Rock'. See https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/may/26/guardianobituaries.books |
| Extent | Paper book, 10 pencil sketches coloured in crayon, mounted on handmade paper, 18x12in |
| Physical Description | Paper book, 10 pencil sketches coloured in crayon, mounted on handmade paper, 18x12in |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Copies | Digitised |