Theatre Costume
1954 (made)
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Costume for Wilhelm:
Short jacket of lake cloth with round neck with broad low cut collar of green black cloth. Embroidered in black silk down the back centre and curved side panel seams are three large stylized stems with foliage.
Trousers of green twill with slashed pockets at front and elastic to fit under feet.
Waistcoat, with front shawl collar and slashed side pockets with flaps of egg yellow cloth, the back of off-white casement cloth, and back strap.
Student cap, the crown of bright lake cloth, headband of olive-black cloth with black 'military' peak at front.
Short jacket of lake cloth with round neck with broad low cut collar of green black cloth. Embroidered in black silk down the back centre and curved side panel seams are three large stylized stems with foliage.
Trousers of green twill with slashed pockets at front and elastic to fit under feet.
Waistcoat, with front shawl collar and slashed side pockets with flaps of egg yellow cloth, the back of off-white casement cloth, and back strap.
Student cap, the crown of bright lake cloth, headband of olive-black cloth with black 'military' peak at front.
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 Wilhelm in Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, designed by Georges Wakhevitch, Royal Opera House, 1954. |
| Physical description | Costume for Wilhelm: Short jacket of lake cloth with round neck with broad low cut collar of green black cloth. Embroidered in black silk down the back centre and curved side panel seams are three large stylized stems with foliage. Trousers of green twill with slashed pockets at front and elastic to fit under feet. Waistcoat, with front shawl collar and slashed side pockets with flaps of egg yellow cloth, the back of off-white casement cloth, and back strap. Student cap, the crown of bright lake cloth, headband of olive-black cloth with black 'military' peak at front. |
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| Accession number | S.45&C-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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