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Costume Design

1974 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design for one of The Siamese Bridesmaids in Aladdin on Ice, showing a full length female figure with upraised left arm . The figure wears a beige and gold sarong, with a length of beige and gold patterned fabric covering the breasts and draped over her left shoulder. There are gold bangles around the wrists, and a gold arm band on the right bicep. The figure wears a gold collar and an elaborate pointed golden headdress decorated with white flowers above the ears. 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 Siamese Bridesmaids in Aladdin on Ice, Empire Pool, Wembley, 1974
Physical description
Costume design for one of The Siamese Bridesmaids in Aladdin on Ice, showing a full length female figure with upraised left arm . The figure wears a beige and gold sarong, with a length of beige and gold patterned fabric covering the breasts and draped over her left shoulder. There are gold bangles around the wrists, and a gold arm band on the right bicep. The figure wears a gold collar and an elaborate pointed golden headdress decorated with white flowers above the ears. 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: 281mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • '"Aladdin" / Act 2 Sc 2 / The Siamese / Bridesmaids ' (Textual information; Upper right hand corner; Handwriting; Ink)
  • ' Anthony Holland ' (Signature; Lower right hand corner; Handwriting; Ink)
  • ' Gold Checked / Organza Over Satin / Pale Gold Lurex ' (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.510-2000

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Record createdJuly 20, 2000
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