Theatre Costume
ca. 1940s (made)
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Skirted doublet with long sleeves and high collar in brown pink linen, overlaid with vertical stripes of black braid forming a shallow V front and back, and horizontal stripes on the box pleated skirt and on the cuffs. At the upper sleeve is a 'puff' of white cotton and at the neck and cuffs are box pleated off white muslin frills. The body is lined with cotton twill and fastens down the back with hooks and eyes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, braid, muslin, twill |
| Brief description | Costume for a male dancer in Ashton's ballet Capriol Suite designed by William Chappell, revival Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, 1940s. |
| Physical description | Skirted doublet with long sleeves and high collar in brown pink linen, overlaid with vertical stripes of black braid forming a shallow V front and back, and horizontal stripes on the box pleated skirt and on the cuffs. At the upper sleeve is a 'puff' of white cotton and at the neck and cuffs are box pleated off white muslin frills. The body is lined with cotton twill and fastens down the back with hooks and eyes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "Hogan" (Label; Centre front neck; Handwriting; Ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| Object history | The costume was worn by Michael Hogan when Frederick Ashton's ballet Capriol Suite was mounted for the Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in the mid-1940s. The ballet was an evocation of early dances performed to Peter Warlock's music of the same name. |
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| Accession number | S.72-2003 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2004 |
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