Headdress
1941
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| Place of origin |
Costume worn by Tamara Toumanova. The headdress is an openwork black hair-net with six pendant diamond drops.
Object details
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| Brief description | Headdress worn by Tamara Toumanova in 'Balustrade', 21st Street Theatre, New York, 1941 |
| Physical description | Costume worn by Tamara Toumanova. The headdress is an openwork black hair-net with six pendant diamond drops. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Headdress worn by Tamara Toumanova in George Balanchine's ballet 'Balustrade', Original Ballet Russe (formerly de Basil Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo), 51st Street Theatre, New York, 22nd January 1941. The music for the ballet was composed by Igor Stravinsky (the violin concerto), and the sets and costumes were designed by Pavel Tchelitchev. The ballet was performed only three times. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Balustrade |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.161B-1985 |
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| Record created | September 22, 2004 |
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