Theatre Costume
1913 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Costume for a Maiden in scene 1 in Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps designed by Nicholas Roerichfor Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1913. Robe of off white cotton with simulated underskirt and red underarm gussets, with a front 'bib' painted with various geometric shapes on a pale ochre ground. The sleeves are decorated with circular motifs and the hems with lines, spots, lattices and crosses.
This costume contains customs stamp but no maker's/performer's label but appears to be style 5
This costume contains customs stamp but no maker's/performer's label but appears to be style 5
Object details
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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 a Maiden in scene 2 of Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps, with a belt also worn by a Woman in scene 1. Costumes designed by Nicholas Roerich, Diaghilev Ballet, 1913. |
| Physical description | Costume for a Maiden in scene 1 in Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps designed by Nicholas Roerichfor Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1913. Robe of off white cotton with simulated underskirt and red underarm gussets, with a front 'bib' painted with various geometric shapes on a pale ochre ground. The sleeves are decorated with circular motifs and the hems with lines, spots, lattices and crosses. This costume contains customs stamp but no maker's/performer's label but appears to be style 5 |
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| Object history | It appears that some of the belts worn in the 1913 production of Le Sacre du printemps were used by several characters. Belts worn by the Women in scene 1 re-appeared in scene 2 on the Maidens' costumes. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.669&A-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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