Colored pencil circles and crosses design sketch on paper

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The record gives us only a title: a design sketch of circles and crosses, drawn in colored pencil on paper, and the board places it under music and dance design. Because the record names no designer, date, or production, it is best read as a working drawing rather than a finished artwork, the kind of quick study a costume or set designer made to test motifs, color, and pattern before a piece was built. Sketches like this were often used to communicate ideas to makers and to a director, so the repeated geometric shapes may point to a stage backdrop, costume trim, or program cover. Its loose, scribbled line is worth noticing, since it shows how the design developed on paper.

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