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Full length featureless female figure wearing knee length ballet dress with off the shoulder pale rose bodice, with 'cloud' trimming across the upper edge and upper arms in white shaded grey, set with a fine black bow at the centre.  The bodice continues into a pale rose overskirt, cutaway at front, edged with similar 'cloud' trimming as the bodice in shaded grey white and set with a single black star to left; The knee-length bell-shaped underskirt is trimmed with a black star and a fine black line ending in a bow with tails; at the lower edge is a pink wash  indicating underskirts.  The figure wears a small black cocked hat trimmed with gold and an ostrich plume.   Pencil, watercolour and gold paint.  Annotated, signed and dated.  On the reverse, directions to costumier and other annotations possibly relating to the reproduction of the design.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Kirsta, George","id":"A4708"},"association":{"text":"Costume designer","id":"AAT163428"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Watercolour","id":"x33202"},{"text":"Pencil","id":"x30347"},{"text":"Paper","id":"x30308"},{"text":"Gold paint","id":"x30249"}],"techniques":[{"text":"Drawing (image making)","id":"AAT54196"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Watercolour, gold paint and pencil on paper","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Dance","id":"THES252984"},{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2013GV4543"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"009","id":"THES356600"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"drawn","id":"x30545"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1937","earliest":"1937-01-01","latest":"1937-12-31"},"association":{"text":"Drawn","id":"x30545"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Cyril W. 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