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Costume Design

1974 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for one of The Persian Bridesmaids in Aladdin on Ice, showing a full length female figure with arms outstretched. The figure wears a yellow and gold tightly fitting jacket with short sleeves over a gold brassiere, sheer yellow harem pants, long yellow sleeves, and white ice skates. Jacket and pants are decorated with gold sequins. A large gold sash is worn around the waist. The figure wears an elaborate yellow turban with white plumes, decorated with gold ornaments. Some of the background around the figure is painted in pale blue. The design is signed and annotated with the name of the production, act & scene, and character.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, felt tip pen, gouache, gold paint, pen and ink , on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Anthony Holland for an ice dancer as one of The Persian Bridesmaids in Aladdin on Ice, Empire Pool, Wembley, 1974
Physical description
Costume design for one of The Persian Bridesmaids in Aladdin on Ice, showing a full length female figure with arms outstretched. The figure wears a yellow and gold tightly fitting jacket with short sleeves over a gold brassiere, sheer yellow harem pants, long yellow sleeves, and white ice skates. Jacket and pants are decorated with gold sequins. A large gold sash is worn around the waist. The figure wears an elaborate yellow turban with white plumes, decorated with gold ornaments. Some of the background around the figure is painted in pale blue. The design is signed and annotated with the name of the production, act & scene, and character.
Dimensions
  • Height: 382mm
  • Width: 279mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • '"Aladdin" / Act 2 Sc 2 / The Persian / Bridesmaids ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; Handwriting; Ink)
  • ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner; Handwriting; Ink)
  • ' Pale Gold Chiffon / Pale Gold Satin / Pale Gold Organza ' (Textual information; Written close to figure at the centre of the design; Handwriting; Pencil)
Credit line
Given by Anthony Holland
Object history
This costume design by Anthony Holland is part of an extensive collection of designs donated to the Theatre Museum by the artist in 1996. This design was executed for the production of Aladdin on Ice held at the Empire Pool, Wembley, 1974. The production was directed and produced by Gerald Palmer, with choreography by Reg Park.

Historical significance: An example of ice show costume design by an artist who specialised in this field during the second half of the 20th century.
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceAladdin on Ice
Collection
Accession number
S.509-2000

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Record createdJuly 20, 2000
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