Fashion — 1850-1919
Belt, performance belt
Articulated gilt metal belt hung with strings of gold coloured plastic beads and pendants. Adelina Patti wore it when performing in opera at Covent Garden.
It matches other items of jewellery in this collection: A23255/4, A23255/12, A23255/16, A23255/35, A23255/38, A23255/38b, A23255/41, A23255/47, A23255/49, A23255/59, A23255/61.
Adelina Patti (1843-1919) was a soprano born into a musical Italian family. She grew up in the Bronx in New York City. In 1861, aged 18, Patti performed to great acclaim at Covent Garden in ‘La sonnambula’ and appeared there in every season until 1884. She also sang worldwide, especially in Europe. The highest earning singer of her era, Patti married three times. One of the characters in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ refers to ‘Patti singing divinely’, and Patti’s portrait was painted by Winterhalter, among others.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- A23255/55
- Object name:
- belt, performance belt
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1850-1919
- Material:
metal, plastic, textile
- Measurements/duration:
- L 400 mm (to longest pearl), L 155 mm (metal amulet), DM 640 mm
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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