Silk Programme
07/04/1960 (made)
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Silk programme on white silk in black, red and blue typography with white fringe applied all round. Contained in folding red silk wallet with Covent Garden lion and unicorn emblem stamped on front in black typography, detailing Ballet's debt to France.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed British silk |
| Brief description | Silk programme produced for 'A Gala Performance in Honour of the Visit of The President of the French Republic and Madame De Gaulle', with the Royal Ballet performing Acts from 'Coppelia', 'Mam'zelle Angot', 'Homage to Petipa', and 'La Valse', Royal Opera Covent Garden, 7th April 1960. |
| Physical description | Silk programme on white silk in black, red and blue typography with white fringe applied all round. Contained in folding red silk wallet with Covent Garden lion and unicorn emblem stamped on front in black typography, detailing Ballet's debt to France. |
| Production | Programme produced by The Silk Centre, printed by William Clowes & Sons Limited, designed by Peter Hatch, royal arms drawn by Rex Whistler |
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| Accession number | S.212-1981 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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