Not currently on display at the V&A

Theatre Costume

1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hurry, Leslie (costume designers)

Necklace for a Court Lady in Act I of Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells Ballet, New Theatre, London, 1943. Decorative 'composition' squares linked by gold cord. Worn with headdress (S.849-1981)


Object details

Object type
Theatre costume
Materials and techniques
Gold Cord
Brief description
Necklace for a Court Lady in Act I of Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells Ballet, New Theatre, London, 1943.
Physical description
Necklace for a Court Lady in Act I of Swan Lake, Sadler's Wells Ballet, New Theatre, London, 1943. Decorative 'composition' squares linked by gold cord. Worn with headdress (S.849-1981)
Production typeUnique
Object history
Necklace for a Court Lady in Act I of Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov's ballet 'Swan Lake' performed by the Sadler's Wells (now Royal) Ballet, New Theatre, London, 7th September 1943. The music for the ballet was composed by Tchaikovsky. The production was staged by Ninette de Valois after a recreation of the original 1895 St. Petersburg production for the Sadler's Wells company in 1934 by Nicholai Sergeyev. The scenery and costumes were designed by Leslie Hurry, and the original cast included Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Courtiers
Associations
De Valois, Ninette (Dame)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich
Petipa, Marius
Ivanov, Lev
Sergeyev, Nicholas
Literary references
  • Le Lac des cygnes
  • Swan Lake
Associated object
S.849-1981
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.850-1981

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Record createdMarch 24, 2005
Record URL
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