Costume
1936-7 (made)
1936-7 (made)
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The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stitched silk with glass beading |
| Brief description | Film costume attibuted to Marlene Dietrich Film costume (gown) attibuted to Marlene Dietrich Film costume (shawl) attibuted to Marlene Dietrich |
| Physical description | Costume attributed to Marlene Dietrich. Sleeveless mint silk dress on cream chiffon bodice. Decorated with glass beads, formed into the shape of cherubs and with star shaped sequins. Opening at the proper left side. Midnight blue evening cape, decorated with blue beadwork and sequins. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Film Institute |
| Summary | The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015. |
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| Accession number | S.1656:1, 2-2015 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2015 |
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