Theatre Costume
1909 (made)
Costume for a Polovtsian Boy consisting of:
Wrapover coat of striped silk repp edged with a band painted with lozenges in yellow and rust.
Tapering trousers of striped taffeta ikat, the pink stripes woven with magenta and purple patterns.
Belt of snuff-coloured cotton divided into rectangles by narrow geometric braid in beige, red, blue and grey.
Skull cap of reddish lilac cloth embroidered with multicoloured patterns and edged with black braid woven with a geometric design
Wrapover coat of striped silk repp edged with a band painted with lozenges in yellow and rust.
Tapering trousers of striped taffeta ikat, the pink stripes woven with magenta and purple patterns.
Belt of snuff-coloured cotton divided into rectangles by narrow geometric braid in beige, red, blue and grey.
Skull cap of reddish lilac cloth embroidered with multicoloured patterns and edged with black braid woven with a geometric design
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Costume for a Polovtsian Boy in Fokine's ballet Polovtsian Dances from 'Prince Igor', Diaghilev Ballet, 1909. |
| Physical description | Costume for a Polovtsian Boy consisting of: Wrapover coat of striped silk repp edged with a band painted with lozenges in yellow and rust. Tapering trousers of striped taffeta ikat, the pink stripes woven with magenta and purple patterns. Belt of snuff-coloured cotton divided into rectangles by narrow geometric braid in beige, red, blue and grey. Skull cap of reddish lilac cloth embroidered with multicoloured patterns and edged with black braid woven with a geometric design |
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| Accession number | S.576&C-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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