Our Relations
Costume
1936 (made)
1936 (made)
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Costume worn by Stan Laurel in Our Relations (1936). This costume was later worn by Laurel socially in England.
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.
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 4 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Our Relations (generic title) |
| Brief description | Costume worn by Stan Laurel in Our Relations, 1936 |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Film Institute |
| Object history | Ida Kitaeva, Stan Laurel's widow, gave this costume to the variety act, the Ganjou Brothers and Juanita, in July 1965 with the intention that it should be passed to the British Theatre Museum Association. This was done via George Wood and the costume was assigned the British Theatre Museum Association accession number 1965/A/80. As it was worn in film, the costume was later given to the B.F.I. |
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| Summary | Costume worn by Stan Laurel in Our Relations (1936). This costume was later worn by Laurel socially in England. 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. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1653:1 to 3-2015 |
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| Record created | May 29, 2015 |
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