Theatre Costume
1947
| Artist/Maker |
Costume for an unidentified character. Long skirted tunic of pale blue brocade, the skirt box pleated onto a low waist. Full length sleeves with a puff on the upper arm, attached on a diagonal seam to the widish fitted lower sleeve. The front is cut into a long narrow V to the waist, the round neck and the V outlined in a band of Royal blue wool crepe edged with narrow gold Russia braid. Inset into the V is a pleated 'shirt front' of off white cotton, the sides pleated outwards from the centre. The front is pleated into a high stand up collar. Around the hem of the tunic is a band of royal blue wool crepe edged with narrow gold Russia braid. Around the waist is fixed a loose belt of royal blue wool crepe decorated with two spaced rows of gold braid.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
|
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Long skirted tunic of pale blue brocade worn by an unidentified character in 'Henry VIII and his Wives', Markova-Dolin Ballet, Metropolitan Opera House, New York, ?1947 |
| Physical description | Costume for an unidentified character. Long skirted tunic of pale blue brocade, the skirt box pleated onto a low waist. Full length sleeves with a puff on the upper arm, attached on a diagonal seam to the widish fitted lower sleeve. The front is cut into a long narrow V to the waist, the round neck and the V outlined in a band of Royal blue wool crepe edged with narrow gold Russia braid. Inset into the V is a pleated 'shirt front' of off white cotton, the sides pleated outwards from the centre. The front is pleated into a high stand up collar. Around the hem of the tunic is a band of royal blue wool crepe edged with narrow gold Russia braid. Around the waist is fixed a loose belt of royal blue wool crepe decorated with two spaced rows of gold braid. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | ' Rose Schogel ' (Label) |
| Credit line | Given by Arts Educational Trust Ltd |
| Object history | Tunic for an unidentified character in Rosella Hightower's ballet 'Henry VIII and his Wives' performed by the Markova-Dolin Ballet at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, ?17th October 1947. The music for the ballet was arranged by Robert Zeller after works by Rossini, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Russell Hartley. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Associations | |
| Literary reference | Henry VIII and his Wives |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1110&B-1986 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | November 1, 2004 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
