Theatre Costume
ca. 1913 (made)
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Costume (style 3) designed by Nicholas Roerich for a Maiden in scene 2 in Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1913. Off white wool knee length dress with scarlet underarm gusset, painted with geometric patterns in orange vermilion and yellows; on the arm bands are ovals with a central cross; at the hem are carmine rectangles, ochre circles and vermilion diagonals on yellow and ochre triangles between a serpentine line. includes 2 customs stamps. Repairs at waist
This has the shorter amount of decoration at the hem (18cms) see the Gershall photograph woman second from right.
This has the shorter amount of decoration at the hem (18cms) see the Gershall photograph woman second from right.
Object details
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| Brief description | Costume for a Maiden in scene 2 in Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps designed by Nicholas Roerich, Diaghilev Ballet, 1913. |
| Physical description | Costume (style 3) designed by Nicholas Roerich for a Maiden in scene 2 in Nijinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1913. Off white wool knee length dress with scarlet underarm gusset, painted with geometric patterns in orange vermilion and yellows; on the arm bands are ovals with a central cross; at the hem are carmine rectangles, ochre circles and vermilion diagonals on yellow and ochre triangles between a serpentine line. includes 2 customs stamps. Repairs at waist This has the shorter amount of decoration at the hem (18cms) see the Gershall photograph woman second from right. |
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| Accession number | S.655-1980 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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