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Costume designed by Jean Hugo for The Muse in the ballet c.1830, London Coliseum 1971

Theatre Costume
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker

Ballet dress with white artificial silk bodice with net sleeves and black stud decoration in form of a 'bow', layered white net skirt with deep band of ribbon arabesques around the lower hem and yellow satin sash with fixed bow with short tails. Separate small black net and artificial pink and yellow flower headdress and a pair of three-quarter length white silk gloves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Bodice
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Skirt
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Sash
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Headdress
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Glove
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Glove
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Bow
TitleCostume designed by Jean Hugo for The Muse in the ballet <i>c.1830</i>, London Coliseum 1971 (generic title)
Brief description
Costume designed by Jean Hugo for Margot Fonteyn as The Muse in the ballet called c.1830, performed at London Coliseum 1971.
Physical description
Ballet dress with white artificial silk bodice with net sleeves and black stud decoration in form of a 'bow', layered white net skirt with deep band of ribbon arabesques around the lower hem and yellow satin sash with fixed bow with short tails. Separate small black net and artificial pink and yellow flower headdress and a pair of three-quarter length white silk gloves.
Dimensions
  • Bodice, skirt and belt weighed together weight: 1.0kg
Gallery label
Costume designed by Jean Hugo for The Muse in the pas de deux Oh, quand je dors, choreographed by Frederick Ashton in the ballet c.1830, worn by Margot Fonteyn at the gala The Greatest Show on Earth at the London Coliseum, 22 June 1971.(22/03/2000)
Credit line
Given by Richard Buckle, CBE.
Object history
The costume was designed by Jean Hugo and worn by Margot Fonteyn as The Muse in the pas de deux danced to Liszt's Oh, quand je dors choreographed by Frederick Ashton in the ballet called c.1830. The ballet formed part of the programme of the gala Répétition Générale for The Greatest Show on Earth, at the London Coliseum on 22 June 1971, organised by Richard Buckle in aid of the Save the Titian Fund and the Museum of Theatre Arts (now part of The Theatre Museum).
The costume was made by Marjorie Rogers and the costumes for c.1830 were sponsored by John Player and Sons.
Association
Collection
Accession number
S.1:1 to 7-2000

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Record createdMarch 22, 2000
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