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Costume Design

1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Full length female figure wearing low cut off the shoulder chalky blue bodice, with protruding white blouse at front, the short sleeves edged with pale pink ribbon tied in a bow; the bodice is pointed at centre front and the sides extending over the hips, edged with a bold square cut white band with blue lines, which continues around the bodice point, down centre front forming a decorative apron decorated with blue lines. The bell shaped skirt is washed in pale rose pink, the left side held up to reveal frilled white underskirts. On the head is a broad brimmed 'Watteau' hat in chalky blue with pale rose pink ribbon with tails. Pen and ink, watercolour and gouache.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, watercolour and gouache on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Phyllis Dolton for corps de ballet in Act I of Giselle, Markova Dolin Ballet, 1936.
Physical description
Full length female figure wearing low cut off the shoulder chalky blue bodice, with protruding white blouse at front, the short sleeves edged with pale pink ribbon tied in a bow; the bodice is pointed at centre front and the sides extending over the hips, edged with a bold square cut white band with blue lines, which continues around the bodice point, down centre front forming a decorative apron decorated with blue lines. The bell shaped skirt is washed in pale rose pink, the left side held up to reveal frilled white underskirts. On the head is a broad brimmed 'Watteau' hat in chalky blue with pale rose pink ribbon with tails. Pen and ink, watercolour and gouache.
Dimensions
  • Height: 380mm
  • Width: 280mm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GISELLE. ACT ONE / CORPS de BALLET' (Textual information; Reverse, lower left corner; Handwriting; Pen and ink)
  • 'PHYLLIS DOLTON / 2. CAMDEN GARDENS. / SUTTON' (Textual information; Reverse, lower right corner; Handwriting; Pen and ink)
Credit line
Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history
The design was created by Phyllis Dolton for the corps de ballet female peasants in Act I of Giselle, as produced by the Markova Dolin Ballet in 1936. The design came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.254-2000

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Record createdNovember 14, 2000
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