Cleopatra costume box from the Houston Ballet Company: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A brown cardboard box with some tears on the top and on the sides. The lid has some staples around the edge. There is handwriting in black ink on top of the lid. It reads [Cleopatra - Rug dress / 1 headband / 1 collar]. There is more handwriting that is illegible from where the cardboard was torn. There is handwriting in black ink on the front side. It reads [CleoPATRA RUG Dress / 1 HeADBAND, 1 CollAR]. There is handwriting in black ink on the proper right side which reads [Cleopatra] and on the proper left side which reads [Cleopatra - Rug Dress / 1 headband]. The back of the lid is attached to the main box with staples. The box holds the wristbands, collar, and headband.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Designed by: Judanna Lynn, American
• Worn by: Lauren Anderson, American, born 1965
• Used by: Houston Ballet Company, American, founded 1955
• Type: boxes (containers)
• Medium: ink on cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 × 8 × 6 1/4 in. (7.6 × 20.3 × 15.9 cm)
• Place used: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Ballet
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Costume design
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Design
• Object number: 2019.19.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Houston Ballet
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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