Not currently on display at the V&A

Theatre Costume

1934 (Worn)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
London (worn)

Pair of gloves worn by Alicia Markova as Alicia in the premiere of Ninette de Valois' ballet "The Haunted Ballroom" at Sadler's Wells Theatre on 3 April 1934 by the Vic-Wells (now Royal) Ballet. Kidskin.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Dance
Theatre Costume
Object type
Theatre costume
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Glove
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Glove
Materials and techniques
Kidskin and pearl buttons
Kidskin
Composition
Machine Stitching
Brief description
Pair of gloves worn by Alicia Markova as Alicia in the premiere of Ninette de Valois' ballet "The Haunted Ballroom" at Sadler's Wells Theatre on 3 April 1934 by the Vic-Wells (now Royal) Ballet. Kidskin.
Dimensions
  • Middle finger to upper edge length: 540mm
Credit line
Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest
Object history
The gloves were worn by Alicia Markova as Alicia in the premiere of Ninette de Valois' ballet "The Haunted Ballroom" at Sadler's Wells Theatre on 3 April 1934 by the Vic-Wells (now Royal) Ballet. The gloves were worn in the first scene of the ballet, when Alicia and her companions Beatrice and Ursula (all the characters took their names from the dancers who created the roles) wear evening dress. The gloves came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest.

Historical significance: Part of a costume worn by one of Englands greatest dancers for a significant work in the development of the Vic-Wells (now Royal) Ballet.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2505A-1986

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Record createdAugust 22, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O62278/theatre-costume-unknown/
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