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Stage Property

mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Garland with three bunches of cloth grapes, used in a Natural Movement production.

Natural Movement was established by Madge Atkinson (1885-1970), initially in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century. Madge was a barefoot dancer who drew inspiration from movement in nature (water, the breeze, etc) and from the natural movements of the human body. Along with her contemporaries Ruby Ginner and Margaret Morris, she pioneered modern dance in Britain.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, wire and kapok
Brief description
Garland with three bunches of cloth grapes, used in a Natural Movement production
Physical description
Wire 'hoop' (misshapen)/garland with three bunches of 'black' grapes made of kapok covered with bright purple and dull purple fabric. Also attached are shop-purchased fabric and wire vine leaves. There are nine spare leaves.
Dimensions
  • Hoops circumference: 10cm (approximate)
  • Brighter bunches of grapes length: 17cm
  • Duller bunch of grapes length: 14cm
Credit line
Given by Francine Watson Coleman on behalf of the Natural Movement organisation
Object history
Acquired as a part of the Natural Movement Collection.
Summary
Garland with three bunches of cloth grapes, used in a Natural Movement production.

Natural Movement was established by Madge Atkinson (1885-1970), initially in Manchester in the early years of the 20th century. Madge was a barefoot dancer who drew inspiration from movement in nature (water, the breeze, etc) and from the natural movements of the human body. Along with her contemporaries Ruby Ginner and Margaret Morris, she pioneered modern dance in Britain.
Collection
Accession number
S.852-2019

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Record createdDecember 10, 2019
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