Fan, commemorative souvenir, Australia, 1992
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1992
As part of their celebrations for their 30th anniversary the company toured to Nervi, Italy, 27 June - 1 July, where they performed Coppélia , Of Blessed Memory , and Aurora's Wedding , and to London, 7-18 July where they danced Coppélia, Catalyst, Giselle, Of Blessed Memory, Checkmate, and Gala Performance .
On the opening night in London they performed Coppélia before Diana, Princess of Wales, and the dancers were presented to her after the performance. Fan comprising a leaf of cream hand-made paper on nine bamboo sticks and two guards, the leaf printed in blue ink: 'The Australian Ballet Celebrates 30 Years in the presence of H.R.H.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Handmade paper on bamboo sticks and guards
- Dimensions
- Width: 36.5 cm; Height: 23.0 cm; Height: 22.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Australian Ballet Club
- Place recorded
- Australia
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O1296144
- Museum object name
- Fan
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- S.1501-21014
- Museum system number
- O1296144
Catalogue references
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