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MS Thr 604

Keene, Richard Wynne, 1809-1887. Richard Wynne Keene pantomime costume designs: Guide.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Thr 604
Creator: Keene, Richard Wynne, 1809-1887.
Title: Richard Wynne Keene pantomime costume designs,
Date(s): undated.
Quantity: 1 volume (.1 linear ft.)
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: Pantomime costume designs by Richard Wynne Keene, who was known as DYKWYNKYN.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt

Acquisition Information:

2006MT-6. Purchase with the Frank E. Chase bequest from Jarndyce, 46, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 3PA United Kingdom; received: 2006 July 11.

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There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Richard Wynne Keene Pantomime Costume Designs (MS Thr 604). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

Richard Wynne Keene (1809-1887) was a sculptor, inventor, designer and modeller of the masks and symbolic properties for the Drury Lane pantomimes 1852-1873. He was known under the professional pseudonym of Dykwynkyn. He was the inventor (with J. D. Greenwood) of Keene's cement made by saturating plaster of Paris in small lumps with alum and recalcining it.

Arrangement

Arranged as bound in volume.

Scope and Content

Original watercolor, pencil, and ink costume designs bound in 1 volume. Title on cover: "C. & W. May / 9 & 11, Garrick St. / Costumes / No. 20." Spine title: "No. 20 / Pantomine [sic] by DYKWYNKYN."

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