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Theatre Costume

1929 (made)
Artist/Maker

Costume for a Contadine consisting of:
Italian style 'national' dress, vermilion artificial linen bodice with above ankle length skirt, and a pair of navy blue leather court shoes with low narrow heels

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Dress
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Shoe
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Costume for a Contadine in Arthur Sullivan's opera The Gondoliers, designed by Charles Ricketts, 1929.
Physical description
Costume for a Contadine consisting of:
Italian style 'national' dress, vermilion artificial linen bodice with above ankle length skirt, and a pair of navy blue leather court shoes with low narrow heels
Dimensions
  • Dress shoulders to hem length: 122cm
  • Dress across the shoulders width: 44cm
  • Weight of dress only weight: 2.4kg
Collection
Accession number
S.335&B-1985

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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