Theatre Costume
1960-1969 (made)
Round coronet of green paper-bound wire, covered with bold 'roses', the petals of layers of white tinted pink velvet, white tinted pink chiffon and white tinted pink satin with stamen centres, interspersed with green glazed cotton leaves stiffened with wire down the centre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wire, paper, velvet, chiffon, satin and glazed cotton |
| Brief description | Headdress worn by Margot Fonteyn in Les Sylphides, 1960s |
| Physical description | Round coronet of green paper-bound wire, covered with bold 'roses', the petals of layers of white tinted pink velvet, white tinted pink chiffon and white tinted pink satin with stamen centres, interspersed with green glazed cotton leaves stiffened with wire down the centre. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of www.sherringtons.co.uk and the Friends of Margot Fonteyn Appeal |
| Object history | The headdress is for a Sylph in Mikhail Fokine's ballet Les Sylphides and was worn by Margot Fonteyn, probably in the 1960s. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.306-2001 |
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| Record created | April 12, 2002 |
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