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Theatre Costume

1910 (made)

Tunic worn with a yellow smock, one of many costumes worn by a minor character in The Firebird


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Overbodice
Brief description
Costume, probably for a Female Retainer of Kostchei, in Fokine's ballet The Firebird, Diaghilev Ballet, 1910.
Physical description
Costume, probably for a Female Retainer of Kostchei, in Fokine's ballet The Firebird, Diaghilev Ballet, 1910. Tunic with a front opening from a costume decorated with a geometric arrangement if flowers and a wide brown band at the hem
Dimensions
  • Dress length: 1290mm
  • Dress width: 560mm
  • Bodice length: 480mm
  • Bodice width: 445mm
  • Weight: 2.5kg (Note: Weighed together in bag)
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Summary
Tunic worn with a yellow smock, one of many costumes worn by a minor character in The Firebird
Other number
1973/A/86 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.604&A-1980

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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