{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O106031"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O106031/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MN7803/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MN7803/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"low","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2020MN7803","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":null},"record":{"systemNumber":"O106031","accessionNumber":"S.120-1981","objectType":"Theatre costume","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"","physicalDescription":"Costume worn by Renée Jeanmarie as Carmen in scene 2 of <i>Carmen</i>, Prince's Theatre, London, 1949. Ballet costume in the form of a corselet of black slub silk with gathered chatreuse chiffon over each breast.  The chiffon is trimmed with a row of black chenille pom-poms which extend around the upper arm, supported on a pink elastic base.  Down the centre front is a vertical strip of white cotton, set with a row of seven black silk-covered buttons.  The bottom of the corselet ends in a full gathered frill of black silk net edged with a band of black crin.  At the base of the corselet and over the top edge of the frill is a swathed band of black and pale yellow-green chiffon ending in two tails on the left hip; the right hip is trimmed with two large chenille pom-poms.  The corselet is supported on the shoulders by flesh-coloured elastic shoulder straps.  The costume is built onto an unlined bra top and the remainder of the corselet is lined with flesh coloured nylon.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Clavé, Antoni","id":"A6454"},"association":{"text":"costume designers","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""},{"name":{"text":"Karinska, Barbara","id":"A13546"},"association":{"text":"Costumier","id":"x30527"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"},{"text":"chiffon","id":"AAT249449"},{"text":"chenille","id":"AAT227801"},{"text":"elastic","id":"x29976"},{"text":"cotton (textile)","id":"AAT14067"},{"text":"Crin","id":"x34771"},{"text":"nylon","id":"AAT14462"}],"techniques":[{"text":"sewing","id":"AAT53658"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"","categories":[{"text":"Costumes","id":"THES269529"},{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Opera","id":"THES263971"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2020MN7803"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"004","id":"THES356371"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Theatre costume","id":""}],[{"text":"dance costume","id":"x34504"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Paris","id":"x29068"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1949","earliest":"1949-01-01","latest":"1949-12-31"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Renée Jeanmaire","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"56.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"box","note":""},{"dimension":"Height","value":"9.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"box","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"42","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"box","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"' Karinska / 32, Rue Washington, Paris '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Trade label"},{"content":"' Jeanmaire '","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"written"}],"objectHistory":"Costume worn by Renée Jeanmarie as Carmen in scene 2 of Roland Petit's ballet 'Carmen' first performed by Les Ballets de Paris at the Prince's Theatre, London, 21st February 1949.  The music for the ballet was by Georges Bizet, and the scenery and costumes were designed by Antoni Clavé.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Costume worn by Renée Jeanmarie as Carmen in scene 2 of <i>Carmen</i>, Prince's Theatre, London, 1949","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Strong, Roy, Ivor Guest, Richard Buckle, Sarah C. Woodcock and Philip Dyer, Spotlight: four centuries of ballet costume, a tribute to the Royal Ballet, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1981.","id":"AUTH349939"},"details":"","free":""}],"production":"Reason For Production: Commission","productionType":{"text":"Unique","id":"THES48864"},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[{"text":"Carmen","id":"N4390"}],"associatedPerson":[{"text":"Petit, Roland","id":"N1293"},{"text":"Bizet, Georges Alexandre Cesar Leopold B.","id":"N2553"},{"text":"Jeanmarie, Renée","id":"N4391"}],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":["Carmen"],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["S.120-1981"],"accessionNumberNum":"120","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":1981,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-02-09","recordCreationDate":"2004-10-05","availableToBook":true}}