Cloak

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Artist/Maker	Morris Angel & Sons Ltd (Costumier) Messel, Oliver (costume designers)
Place of origin	London

Costume for Baron Lydieff worn by Lyn Harding.
Full length circular military cloak with high 'Regency' collar of black facecloth, the cloak edged with shorn rabbit fur. Fastened at the neck with hook and eye and long grey silk cord. The cloak is lined with off white sateen. Large bar hook to back of neck and hooks on shoulders to attached to jacket.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Costumes Theatre
Object type	Cloak
Materials and techniques	Sateen Fur Wool (Textile) Silk Cord
Brief description	Military cloak worn by Lyn Harding as Baron Lydieff in 'Glamorous Night', Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1935.
Physical description	Costume for Baron Lydieff worn by Lyn Harding. Full length circular military cloak with high 'Regency' collar of black facecloth, the cloak edged with shorn rabbit fur. Fastened at the neck with hook and eye and long grey silk cord. The cloak is lined with off white sateen. Large bar hook to back of neck and hooks on shoulders to attached to jacket.
Dimensions	Cloak, collar to hem length: 136cm Cloak, shoulder width width: 52cm Packed weight of cloak weight: 3.3kg
Object history	Costume for Baron Lydieff worn by Lyn Harding in Ivor Novello's musical play 'Glamorous Night' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1935. The lyrics for the songs were by Christopher Hassall, and the show was produced by Leontine Sagan. The Choreography was by Ralph Reader, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Oliver Messel.
Subject depicted	Barons
Associations	Novello, Ivor Messel, Oliver
Literary reference	Glamorous Night
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1B-1985

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Record created	June 8, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100693/cloak-messel-oliver/

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