Miss Emma Murray as Cleopatra in costume as a debardeur (barge porter) in Charles Selby's burletta Antony and Cleopatra; 1843. She wears a white shirt; velvet pantaloons and holds castanets. The costume became a popular fancy dress staple. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's Female Costumes Historical; National and Dramatic in 200 Plates; London; 1865. Lacy (1809-1873) was a British actor; playwright; theatrical manager and publisher.