Cleopatra costume box from the Houston Ballet Company
date: label: Date
content: 2000
name: label: Designed by
content: Judanna Lynn, American
label: Worn by
content: Lauren Anderson, American, born 1965
label: Used by
content: Houston Ballet Company, American, founded 1955
notes: label: Description
content: A brown cardboard box with some tears on the top and on the sides. The lid has some staples around the edge. There is handwriting in black ink on top of the lid. It reads [Cleopatra - Rug dress / 1 headband / 1 collar]. There is more handwriting that is illegible from where the cardboard was torn. There is handwriting in black ink on the front side. It reads [CleoPATRA RUG Dress / 1 HeADBAND, 1 CollAR]. There is handwriting in black ink on the proper right side which reads [Cleopatra] and on the proper left side which reads [Cleopatra - Rug Dress / 1 headband]. The back of the lid is attached to the main box with staples. The box holds the wristbands, collar, and headband.
place: label: Place used
content: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Ballet
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Design
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Houston Ballet
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.19.6
objectType: label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 × 8 × 6 1/4 in. (7.6 × 20.3 × 15.9 cm)