2000-2002,
an extensive collection of printed reference material formed of ten ring folders in two file boxes, comprising:
- folder titled Harry Potter: Children & Quidditch, containing printed character designs, designs for quidditch equipment and wizard hats, cast measurements, a material sample sheet, and swatch sheets for quidditch equipment, Gryffindor, and Slytherin quidditch costumes;
- folder including printed reference material for characters including colour printed costume designs for Voldemort, Griphook, and Peeves the Poltergeist, printed designs for Griphook and The Fat Lady, material samples for Ollivander's costume,
- folder titled Harry Potter: Ghosts, including printed character designs, production and reference materials for Nearly Headless Nick (with printed photos of John Cleese in costume), The Grey Lady, The Bloody Baron, The Fat Friar, and Cavalier, among others,
- folder including printed character designs and reference material for Hogwarts professors, including Dumbledore (with an original sketch of Dumbledore's wizard hat), Hagrid (with swatches), McGonagall, Snape, Quirrell, Flitwick, and Madam Hooch,
- folder titled Harry Potter Photographs, containing approximately 90 original photographs of production-made costumes,
- folder titled H.P.2. Quidditch containing measurements and printed production material for quidditch cast members,
- folder titled Harry Potter 2 containing costume production requirement lists for the principal cast for the second film, with measurements and reference materials,
- folder titled Harry Potter containing costume production requirement lists for the principal cast and extras for the first film, shooting schedule, and cast measurements,
- folder titled Harry Potter (iii) containing cast measurements and printed reference materials for the third film,
- folder titled H.P.2. Quidditch Teams, containing costume lists and measurements for quidditch cast members,
- an incomplete photo album titled Harry Potter III, with six photographs of production-made costumes,
accompanied with a letter concerning the provenance,
(Qty)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Offered directly by Hand & Lock Embroidery, who acquired MBA Costumes Ltd in the mid-2000s.
This archive demonstrates the creativity, inspiration, and meticulous attention for detail of the costume designers and makers for the first three Harry Potter Films: 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' (2001), 'Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets' (2002), and 'Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban' (2004). Among the myriad of insightful material are printed colour designs for many of the recognisable characters, including for Peeves, the poltergeist who was meant to be played by Rik Mayall but was cut from the first film.