Patience
Wig
ca. 1929 (made)
ca. 1929 (made)
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Wig for an Aesthetic Lady in W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's operetta Patience, 1929. First performed in 1881, Patience was Gilbert and Sullivan's sixth collaboration. The comic opera is a satire of the popular "aesthetic movement" of the 1870s and 1880s.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Patience (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Human hair on silk gauze |
| Brief description | Wig for an Aesthetic Lady in Arthur Sullivan's opera Patience, Savoy Theatre, 1929. |
| Physical description | Wig made from long waved brown human hair woven into a silk gauze cap. The hair has been curled and styled with a centre parting, ringletted around the hairline, set into a large loose bun at the back of the head, with attached felt headband set with felt flowers and leaves. The bun is pinned in place with hair pins. The cap is made from fine flesh-coloured silk gauze over the forehead and crown, with a loose caul net at the back underneath the bun. Cross-springs are woven into the cap above the ears, designed to hold the wig in place. The wig is elasticated at the nape of the neck. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Bridget D'Oyly Carte in November 1966. |
| Summary | Wig for an Aesthetic Lady in W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's operetta Patience, 1929. First performed in 1881, Patience was Gilbert and Sullivan's sixth collaboration. The comic opera is a satire of the popular "aesthetic movement" of the 1870s and 1880s. |
| Other number | 1966/A/224 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1422-1984 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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