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Theatre Costume

ca.1945

Costume for Taglioni worn by Alicia Markova. Romantic tutu in palest pink nylon organza, the bodice trimmed at top and down bodice seams with palest pink satin ribbon.


Object details

Object type
Theatre costume
Materials and techniques
Synthetic Organza
Satin Ribbon
Brief description
Costume for Taglioni worn by Alicia Markova in 'Pas de Quatre', ca. 1947
Physical description
Costume for Taglioni worn by Alicia Markova. Romantic tutu in palest pink nylon organza, the bodice trimmed at top and down bodice seams with palest pink satin ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Shoulder to hem length: 102cm
  • Across shoulders width: 48cm
  • Boxed weight weight: 3.5kg
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
' Markova ' (Written on waist petersham)
Credit line
Given by Arts Educational Trust Ltd
Object history
Costume for Taglioni worn by Alicia Markova in Anton Dolin's ballet 'Pas de Quatre', ca. 1947. The music for the ballet was composed by Cesare Pugni. The costumes were designed after Chalon's famous illustration of the famous 1845 ballet which featured the four greatest stars of the Romantic ballet: Marie Taglioni, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, and Lucile Grahn. Anton Dolin originally staged his recreation of the ballet for American Ballet Theatre in 1941, and it was subsequently performed by many other companies around the world.
Production
Reason For Production: Commission
Subject depicted
Taglioni, Marie
Associations
Markova, Alicia (Dame)
Taglioni, Marie
Dolin, Anton (Sir)
Literary referencePas de Quatre
Associated object
E.5033-1968 (Version)
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1069-1986

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O109666/theatre-costume/
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