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Theatre Costume

1947
Artist/Maker
Derain, André (costume designers)

Costume for the Aristocrat in scene 1 worn by Moira Shearer.


Object details

Category
Scotland
Object type
Theatre costume
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Dress
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Jacket
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Skirt
Brief description
Costume for the Aristocrat worn by Moira Shearer in scene 1 of 'Mam'zelle Angot', Sadler's Wells Ballet, Covent Garden, 1947
Physical description
Costume for the Aristocrat in scene 1 worn by Moira Shearer.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 2.0kg
Production typeUnique
Object history
Costume for the Aristocrat worn by Moira Shearer in scene 1 of Leonide Massine's ballet 'Mam'zelle Angot' performed by the Sadler's Wells (now Royal) Ballet, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, 26th November 1947. The music for the ballet was arranged by Gordon Jacob from the works of Charles Lecoq, and the scenery and costumes were designed by André Derain.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Nobles (Aristocrats)
Associations
Massine, Leonide
Shearer, Moira
Literary referenceMam'zelle Angot
Bibliographic reference
Strong, Roy, Ivor Guest, Richard Buckle, Sarah C. Woodcock and Philip Dyer, Spotlight: four centuries of ballet costume, a tribute to the Royal Ballet, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1981.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.314&B-1980

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O109229/theatre-costume-derain-andré/
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