PASCAUD house. Circa 1930. Set of approximately fifteen theater costume designs. Pencil, gouache and watercolor on paper or tracing paper. Some with captions. Stamped by Maison Pascaud (various sizes, accidents). Located at 10 rue Rochepance in Paris, Maison Pascaud specialized in theatrical costumes. It was bought by Pierre Cardin in 1950. Attached is a set of over twenty costume designs (pencil and gouache), including 6 watercolors for Charles Dickens' short story Le Grillon du foyer, dated 1937, and a few illustrations.

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