Vassiliev Foundation: Costumes: Stage costume of Xenia Tripolitoff [2024.1.15.1ab.CO.SC.C1934.LT]

Stage costume of Xenia Tripolitoff

Costumes

Inventory number

2024.1.15.1ab.CO.SC.C1934.LT

Description

Соstume - headband and waistcoat - in pseudo-Russian-Orientalist style was made for Xenia Tripolitoff, born Rubom, a future ballet dancer by her mother for the performance at the Lutnia theatre in Vilnius.

Materials

Silk
Marabou feathers
Gemstones

Origin

circa 1934 Vilnius, Lithuania

Exhibition History

• 2023.12.21–2024.01.19. ‘Awaiting the miracle of holidays (1920–1990). From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural Center, Visaginas, Lithuania.