Overview
Includes scene designs by T. T. Gill for multiple unidentified productions, as well as a design for a production of "Taming of the Shrew," along with a photograph, print, and stencil print related to the designs.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1900-1930
Language of Materials
Collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
A portion of this collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 box and 29 oversize folders)Includes scene designs likely from the first decades of the twentieth century, created for multiple unidentified productions, as well as a single identified design for a production of "Taming of the Shrew." Designs include painter's elevations, designs with scrims, sketches of design details, as well as materials that were likely used as sources, including a photograph of a theatre interior, a print of oak and willow trees, as well as a single stencil print. Designs include forests in both green and pink tones with classical architecture; mountain landscapes; as well as exterior views of houses, towns, and tea houses, among other landscapes and architectural features. The designs include watercolors or oil paint, pencil, or pen on paper, tissue, or mat.
Biographical / Historical
T. T. Gill was a scene and set designer for theatre productions.
Arrangement
Arranged as found prior to processing, in groupings of designs with similar appearances, coloring, and related subject matter.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository, pfd (P1.C1.06.01 [Folders 1-29])
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2018MT-113. Acquisition information unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Betts Coup, 2018.
- Title
- Gill, T. T. T. T. Gill scene designs, circa 1900-1930 (MS Thr 1779): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 April 05
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02908
Repository Details
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