Headdress
ca.1973
| Artist/Maker |
Headdress probably worn in a production of The King & I at the Forum Theatre, Billingham, 1973.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Siamese style headdress possibly worn in a production of the musical 'The King & I' at the Forum Theatre, Billingham, June 1973 |
| Physical description | Siamese Headdress probably worn in a production of 'The King & I'. Shaped skull cap set with flowers of cellophane lace, flowers and mounts, trimmed with pearls and lace, and, from either side of front edge, at eye level, a black tassel. From the crown rises a 'crown' surmounted by a 'pagoda' of silver tubular lurex, the crown set with cellophane lace flowers and mounts, the 'pagoda' trimmed with hanging pearls and topped with high gold mounts. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the estate of Hugh Skillen |
| Object history | Siamese style headdress possibly worn in a production of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical 'The King & I' at the Forum Theatre, Billingham, June 1973 and subsequent tour 1973. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | The King and I |
| Summary | Headdress probably worn in a production of The King & I at the Forum Theatre, Billingham, 1973. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1541-1984 |
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| Record created | July 6, 2004 |
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