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dress

human history
  • Other Name

    Theatre costume, 'The Brescians' concert party, 1910s-1920s (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Embroidered dress part of a theatre costume of 'The Brescians' used in New Zealand.

    Sleeveless 1920s style green silk dress with overdress of metallic thread loosely woven in vertical stripes in variations of gold. Overskirt at waist of dropped gold netting with machine embroidered border with gold metallic thread at hem, the skirt is gathered at sides and held by attached motifs of embroidery and beadwork in gold and green, each side is different. Yoke like insert at neck and shoulders of gold embroidered netting and at gussets in underarms. No openings or fastenings.

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1999.18.2
  • Accession Date
    13 Apr 1999
  • Department

    History

    Social History

dress [1999.18.2]

Images and documents

Images

  • dress [1999.18.2]
  • dress [1999.18.2]
  • dress - detail, close up [1999.18.2]
  • dress - detail, close up [1999.18.2]
  • dress - detail, close up [1999.18.2]
  • dress - detail, close up [1999.18.2]

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1999.18.2
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Dressmaker)

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Date
    1920s
  • Associated Notes

    The Brescians were a singing troupe formed in the UK in the 1890s by the Hayward Brothers, including Henry and Rudall Hayward and their wives, Domenica and Adelina Martinengo. They toured New Zealand several times in the early 1900s performing with the West Picture Show at His Majesty's Theatre and at the Fuller's Opera House in Auckland. Subsequently the Henry Hayward and Rudall Hayward families settled in New Zealand.

    The two brothers were involved in establishing cinema throughout New Zealand but especially in Auckland where, as Hayward Enterprises they acquired the lease of the Royal Albert Hall and opened the city's first permanent picture theatre ion 1908.

  • Associated Person

     The Brescians

     Hayward Family

  • Associated Place

    Auckland/New Zealand

  • Associated Date
    1910-1920s
  • Technique

    embroidery

    needlework

  • Media

    silk (textile)

  • Measurement Reading

    1230mm

    500mm

    570mm

  • Subject Category

    theatre/recreation

  • Classification

    Dress

    Main Garments

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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