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Dress

1948

Costume worn by Alicia Markova for unidentified solo.
Dress in yellow artificial fabric with sleeves of pineapple fibre.

Object details

Object type
Dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Dress
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Scarf
Brief description
Dress in yellow artificial fabric with sleeves of pineapple fibre worn by Alicia Markova for unidentified solo in a Gala performance in the Phillippines, 1948.
Physical description
Costume worn by Alicia Markova for unidentified solo.
Dress in yellow artificial fabric with sleeves of pineapple fibre.
Dimensions
  • Dress, shoulder to hem. length: 140cm
  • Dress, across hem. width: 65.5cm
  • Total boxed weight of costume weight: 3.6kg
  • Scarf, widest part laid flat length: 123cm
  • Scarf, top to bottom line. width: 30cm
Object history
Costume worn by Alicia Markova for unidentified solo in a Gala performance in the Phillippines, 1948.
Association
Markova, Alicia (Dame)
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.649&A-1983

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Record createdOctober 25, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106746/dress/
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