Theatre Costume
1957 (made)
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Skirted jacket of black velvet banded with black satin and gold and black braid, the body slashed to reveal bronze taffeta. Half-length full surcoat with short sleeves of black velvet and pale gold silk brocade in Florentine design with broad collar of bronze short taffeta edged with bands of black velvet.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Brief description | Costume for Iago in Verdi's opera Otello, Teatro dell'Opera, Rome, 1957. |
| Physical description | Skirted jacket of black velvet banded with black satin and gold and black braid, the body slashed to reveal bronze taffeta. Half-length full surcoat with short sleeves of black velvet and pale gold silk brocade in Florentine design with broad collar of bronze short taffeta edged with bands of black velvet. |
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| Accession number | S.2895-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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