Design for the toy military accessories in Nutcracker

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Benois

This drawing was made by Alexandre Benois for the production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker first performed on 24 December by the Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London.

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Categories	Designs Drawings Theatre
Object type	Drawing
Title	Design for the toy military accessories in <i>Nutcracker</i>
Materials and techniques	Pencil, indian ink, watercolours and body-colours.
Brief description	Design for the toy military accessories in Nutcracker; Alexandre Benois; 1957.
Physical description	Design for the toy military accessories in Nutcracker.
Dimensions	Height: 16cm Length: 23.8cm Taken from Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 11.
Marks and inscriptions	Nutcracker. Accessories 12. NB à distibuer aux garçons. 1. Shako de hussard. 2. Casque de grenadier. 3. Parure de peau-rouge. 4. Shako de Uhlan. [Unnumbered]: Carquois va ensamble avec parure aux plumes et l'arc. Arc. glaive. Sabre. (Inscribed on page.)
Object history	This drawing was made by Benois for the production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker first performed on 24 December by the Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Subjects depicted	Set Accessory Toy
Summary	This drawing was made by Alexandre Benois for the production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker first performed on 24 December by the Festival Ballet at the Royal Festival Hall, London.
Associated objects	E.412-1968 E.414-1968
Bibliographic references	Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, p. 11. Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO,
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.413-1968

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Record created	February 10, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O187011/design-for-the-toy-military-drawing-benois/

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