Cleopatra costume bodice worn by Lauren Anderson
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: The bodice of a Cleopatra ballet costume worn by Lauren Anderson for the Houston Ballet Company. The top is a sleeveless, close-fitting, gold and pink bodice hitting above the waist. The majority is gold with metallic thread and gold appliqué along the bottom. There is a design made out of metal and beads in the center of the top. The neckline is lined in a pink mesh material with sequins and small pearls sewn on. The back of the shirt has black hood and eye fasteners. At the back interior are several sewn in labels including a green on white pre-printed label for [Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre] that has not been completed. There is also a pre-printed label for [HOUSTON BALLET] that has been completed by hand reading [Prod CLEOPATRA / Character CLEOPATRA / Name RUG DRESS]. Above the ballet labels are several name labels reading [OLIVE IRA / TBT], [SCANNELL], [L. Ponomarenko], [ANDERSON], [BEARS], and [J. Gelfand].
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: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2019.19.2
objectType: label: Type
content: bodices
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk, tulle, metal, plastic, metal thread, sequin, and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 12 × 14 1/2 in. (30.5 × 36.8 cm)