Theatre Costume
1954 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Costume for Spalanzani:
'Swallow' tail coat in grey-olive cloth, the sleeves gathered into the shoulders, with broad lapels and facings of dark grey-olive fine ribbed silk.
Trousers of grey-olive cloth slightly tapered with elastic to fit under feet.
Backless waistcoat with back strap, shawl collar and slashed pockets with flaps of pale rose pink moire silk.
'Swallow' tail coat in grey-olive cloth, the sleeves gathered into the shoulders, with broad lapels and facings of dark grey-olive fine ribbed silk.
Trousers of grey-olive cloth slightly tapered with elastic to fit under feet.
Backless waistcoat with back strap, shawl collar and slashed pockets with flaps of pale rose pink moire silk.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Costume for Spalanzani in Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, designed by Georges Wakhevitch, Royal Opera House, 1954. |
| Physical description | Costume for Spalanzani: 'Swallow' tail coat in grey-olive cloth, the sleeves gathered into the shoulders, with broad lapels and facings of dark grey-olive fine ribbed silk. Trousers of grey-olive cloth slightly tapered with elastic to fit under feet. Backless waistcoat with back strap, shawl collar and slashed pockets with flaps of pale rose pink moire silk. |
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| Accession number | S.53&B-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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