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A painted costume design sketch for an admiral with a blue hat and a pink butterfly on the tip of a wand, presumably based on Sir Joshua Jebb, the admiral character in Edith Sitwell's Façade poem, "En Famille."

Set design of patio area, with lush greenery and pink flowers. Not pictured, text: Variant Setting

Set design with central niche cut out with tea set in front, and the following text at the bottom:

Façade Edith Sitwell - Wm. Walton - dance and recitation - accademia Santa Cecilia, Rome, 1958 - E. Walter

A painted costume design sketch for a tall mustachioed man holding a rifle, with "Old Sir Faulk" written in pencil in the bottom left corner, presumably based on Old Sir Faulk, a character in the Façade poem, "Fox-Trot 'Old Sir Faulk'."

A painted costume design sketch for a lady in mostly yellow clothing who is painting a canvas, with "Mrs. Marigold" written in pencil in the bottom left corner, presumably based on the character Mrs. Marigold, in the Façade poem, "Polka."

A painted costume design sketch for a woman in a pink dress and white apron, one leg in a blue stocking, with "Meg" written in pencil in the bottom right corner, presumably based on nursey-maid Meg, a character in the Façade poem, "Fox-Trot 'Old Sir…

A painted sketch of a mask resembling a freckled sun with a floral wreath crown, with "Mask, stage right" written on the bottom right side of the page.

A painted sketch of a feminine, blue-faced, mask, with a crescent moon on the head, half of the face colored in a slightly darker blue with stars, and a pearl necklace with letters in alternating beads spelling "Sensitive."

A painted costume design sketch of a character with a puffy, white, clown-like outfit with a fluffed out collar, holding a staff with a red flower at the top. Façade is written on the bottom left side of the page, but it is not known from which poem…

Sketch of curtains opening onto ocean scene of a small boat approaching a lighthouse, with the following text:

Façade
Edith Sitwell
William Walter