H Beard Print Collection
Print
1885 (published)
1885 (published)
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Plate 8, Mlle Vestris, in 'Fragments dans l'Opèra de société'. She is wearing in a full, layered skirt, decorated with scalloped hems, trimmed with yellow frills and garlands of pink flowers. A band of yellow and white stripe fabric descends from her delicate headdress of pink flowers, spiralling down over her shoulder. Her yellow and white upper sleeves are decorated with bands of pink flowers and finish at the elbow to expose the tight white sleeves beneath. Harry Beard Collection.
Cross referencing the image with the list of plates indicates that this performance took place in 1762.
Cross referencing the image with the list of plates indicates that this performance took place in 1762.
Object details
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| Title | H Beard Print Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Print |
| Brief description | Plate 8, Mlle Vestris, in 'Fragments dans l'Opèra de Société', this comes from a publication entitled. 'Costumes des Ballets du Roy. Archives de L'Opera XVIIIth siècle, avec une notice de M.C.Nutter, 20 Planches en couleur par A.Guillaumot Fils, Paris, ed. Monnier &Cie, Éditeurs'. Harry Beard Collection. |
| Physical description | Plate 8, Mlle Vestris, in 'Fragments dans l'Opèra de société'. She is wearing in a full, layered skirt, decorated with scalloped hems, trimmed with yellow frills and garlands of pink flowers. A band of yellow and white stripe fabric descends from her delicate headdress of pink flowers, spiralling down over her shoulder. Her yellow and white upper sleeves are decorated with bands of pink flowers and finish at the elbow to expose the tight white sleeves beneath. |
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| Summary | Plate 8, Mlle Vestris, in 'Fragments dans l'Opèra de société'. She is wearing in a full, layered skirt, decorated with scalloped hems, trimmed with yellow frills and garlands of pink flowers. A band of yellow and white stripe fabric descends from her delicate headdress of pink flowers, spiralling down over her shoulder. Her yellow and white upper sleeves are decorated with bands of pink flowers and finish at the elbow to expose the tight white sleeves beneath. Harry Beard Collection. Cross referencing the image with the list of plates indicates that this performance took place in 1762. |
| Other number | F.157-63 - H Beard collection numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3971-2009 |
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| Record created | February 2, 2010 |
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