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Costume


Costume from Holy Etudes, designed by Alexandra Exter, 1925. The production featured music by Johan Sebastian Bach and was first performed by Theatre Choregraphique on the 3 August 1925 at the Winter Gardens, Margate.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, card, metal wire.
Brief description
Headdress, part of a costume from Holy Etudes,1925
Physical description
Gold, crescent shaped, halo. The halo extends into an upright crescent shape at the front, it is supported on a wire frame covered with translucent silk chiffon[?] and stiffened with card. One end of the halo extends into a point, the other end is rounded. It is also linked with two wide lengths/straps of gold ribbon (one runs across the base of the halo and another across the centre back). There is evidence to suggest that these straps originally contained elastic.
Dimensions
  • Exterior of halo length: 72cm (approximate)
  • Interior of halo length: 50cm (approximate)
  • Widest point width: 6cm (approximate)
  • Centre rear strap length: 37cm (approximate)
  • Base strap length: 22cm (approximate) (Note: It is possible the measurements for the straps/ribbons have altered over time as they may originally have been shaped with elastic.)
Summary
Costume from Holy Etudes, designed by Alexandra Exter, 1925. The production featured music by Johan Sebastian Bach and was first performed by Theatre Choregraphique on the 3 August 1925 at the Winter Gardens, Margate.
Collection
Accession number
S.71-2016

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Record createdMarch 17, 2017
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