Title

Clown costume, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Clown costume, 19th century. This embroidered outfit would have been worn by Joseph Grimaldi, a celebrated London clown. Some of the decorative features were added after Grimaldi's death in 1837. It is a typical example of the costumes worn by clowns up until the beginning of the 20th century.
Museum of London

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19B03_465

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (585,3Kb) / 7,4in x 9,4in / 2230 x 2821 (300dpi)

Keywords

red entertainment white costume clothes color colour decorative performance dress performer entertainer clown century sleeves sleeve tights clothing embroidery breeches 19th century nineteenth century Museum of London britches Unknown Joseph Joseph Grimaldi Grimaldi Joseph Grimaldi