Theatre Costume
1914 (made)
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Pointe shoes for ballet are hand-made with the ‘block’ created from hessian, cardboard and glue. Dancers traditionally darned their own shoes to improve the support and comfort and enable the shoes to last longer. Genée wore shoes made by Ebermann of Berlin until 1914.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, satin, canvas, glue, hessian and card |
| Brief description | Pair of ballet shoes worn by Adeline Genée, 1914 |
| Physical description | Pair of ballet shoes worn by Adeline Genée, 1914. Lightly blocked pink satin ballet shoes, darned, with ribbons attached and lined with cotton (vamp) and kid (quarter). |
| Credit line | Given by the Royal Academy of Dance |
| Summary | Pointe shoes for ballet are hand-made with the ‘block’ created from hessian, cardboard and glue. Dancers traditionally darned their own shoes to improve the support and comfort and enable the shoes to last longer. Genée wore shoes made by Ebermann of Berlin until 1914. |
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| Accession number | S.1389&A-1982 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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