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Theatre Costume

1901 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume for a male dancer in Swan Lake consisting of a Orange vermilion jacket with bagpipe sleeves lined matching satin and fitted inner sleeves and high collar of yellow and silver floral damask with a 'Hussar' hat of black velvet decorated in gold, with inner crown of orange vermilion velvet. At front is a 'fan' of black and white ostrich feathers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Jacket
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Hat
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Costume for a lead male dancer in the Hungarian Dance in Swan Lake designed by Alexandre Golovine, Moscow 1901.
Physical description
Costume for a male dancer in Swan Lake consisting of a Orange vermilion jacket with bagpipe sleeves lined matching satin and fitted inner sleeves and high collar of yellow and silver floral damask with a 'Hussar' hat of black velvet decorated in gold, with inner crown of orange vermilion velvet. At front is a 'fan' of black and white ostrich feathers.
Dimensions
  • Costume neckline (laid flat) width: 15cm
  • Costume width at widest point ( laid flat) width: 75cm
  • Costume neckline to hem ( laid flat) length: 57cm
  • Weight: 1.5kg
Collection
Accession number
S.78&A-1977

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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