Dolores
Photograph
1887 (photographed)
1887 (photographed)
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This set for the 'Enchanted Palace of Dresden China and Crystal' was created by T.E. Ryan for Joseph Hansen's ballet Dresdina at the Alhambra Theatre, London, in 1886. At the end of the run it was sold to Bolossy Kiralfy who used it for a 'Dresdina Ballet' in his production of La Patrie, which opened at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, on 1 September 1887.
Object details
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| Title | Dolores (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Photograph |
| Brief description | Photograph of a set for the 'Enchanted Palace of Dresden China and Crystal', 1887, lodged at the Library of Congress by Bolossy Kiralfy for copyright |
| Physical description | Photograph of an elaborate full-stage setting with decorative flowers and female figures. Chandeliers hang at centre. In a curtained recess at the rear of the stage is a structure of four steps decorated with plates, on which is a large 'shell', and, above, on a concealed platform, a group of four people sit and stand. |
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| Credit line | London Archives of the Dance |
| Object history | Photograph from the Jacobi Collection. The Jacobi Collection was given by the Ballet Guild to London Archives of the Dance. It came to the V&A when the museum acquired the London Archives of the Dance collections. |
| Summary | This set for the 'Enchanted Palace of Dresden China and Crystal' was created by T.E. Ryan for Joseph Hansen's ballet Dresdina at the Alhambra Theatre, London, in 1886. At the end of the run it was sold to Bolossy Kiralfy who used it for a 'Dresdina Ballet' in his production of La Patrie, which opened at the Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, on 1 September 1887. |
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| Accession number | S.573-2021 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2021 |
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