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Theatre Costume

1921 (made)
Artist/Maker

Costume for a Baroness in Petipa's ballet The Sleeping Princess designed by Leon Bakst, Diaghilev Ballet, 1921, consisting of:
Long-skirted 18th century style coat in jade green flannel printed in gold leaving green stylized floral pattern. The facings are blueish-green silk barred with gold braid and gold ball buttons. The revers and cuffs are of white silk repp, the cuffs striped with brown velvet with gold lace and lace ruffles.
Brown flannel riding skirt printed in gold leaving a stylized floral pattern trimmed with bands of gold braid and gold fringe hanging in scallops.
Yellow cotton bodice with rust collar and pleated jabot of mushroom silk trimmed with lace.
Dark brown, wide-brimmed felt hat trimmed with gold lace.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costumes
  • Coats
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Skirt
  • Bodices
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dance Costume
  • Hat
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Costume for a Baroness in Petipa's ballet The Sleeping Princess designed by Leon Bakst, Diaghilev Ballet, 1921.
Physical description
Costume for a Baroness in Petipa's ballet The Sleeping Princess designed by Leon Bakst, Diaghilev Ballet, 1921, consisting of:
Long-skirted 18th century style coat in jade green flannel printed in gold leaving green stylized floral pattern. The facings are blueish-green silk barred with gold braid and gold ball buttons. The revers and cuffs are of white silk repp, the cuffs striped with brown velvet with gold lace and lace ruffles.
Brown flannel riding skirt printed in gold leaving a stylized floral pattern trimmed with bands of gold braid and gold fringe hanging in scallops.
Yellow cotton bodice with rust collar and pleated jabot of mushroom silk trimmed with lace.
Dark brown, wide-brimmed felt hat trimmed with gold lace.
Dimensions
  • B ( bodice) length: 1020mm
  • Bodice ( b) width: 410mm
  • B ( bodice) weight: 0.4mm
  • S.821 1980 length: 897mm
  • S.821 1980 width: 470mm
  • S.821 1980 weight: 1.3kg
Collection
Accession number
S.821&C-1980

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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