Costume design for a Squash
Costume Design
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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Costume design by P Croce for a Squash in the ballet in Amor. Round fruit in shades of pink orange, shadowed brown to right, with to top stem and leaves and to bottom leaves from which protrude green legs. To the right of the figure a shadow in pale brown wash. Pen and ink and watercolour over pencil. Signed and annotated.
Object details
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| Title | Costume design for a Squash (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour over pencil on card |
| Brief description | Costume design by P Croce for a Squash in the ballet in Amor, late 19th century |
| Physical description | Costume design by P Croce for a Squash in the ballet in Amor. Round fruit in shades of pink orange, shadowed brown to right, with to top stem and leaves and to bottom leaves from which protrude green legs. To the right of the figure a shadow in pale brown wash. Pen and ink and watercolour over pencil. Signed and annotated. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | This costume was designed for the ballet Amor, and may relate to the ballet with choreography by Luigi Manzotti premiered at La Scala, Milan, in 1886. The design came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest and was proably acquired by him as possible illustration in his various publications on ballet design. Four of the designs (S.232-2000; S.234-2000; S.235-2000; S.354-2001) from the group of ten in the collection were reproduced in Beaumont's Five Centuries of Ballet Design, published by The Studio Ltd., London, nd. Historical significance: An example of a costume in the shape of a vegetable from one of the large spectacular realistic productions which characterised Italian ballet in the late 19th century. |
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| Accession number | S.230-2000 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2000 |
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