Fashion — 1850-1919
Tiara, performace tiara
Tiara of three gilt metal strips with gilt metal floral motifs attached. Adelina Patti wore it when performing in opera at Covent Garden. It is similar to another tiara in the same collection, A23255/48.
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:
- A23255/68
- Object name:
- tiara, performace tiara
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- Production date:
- 1850-1919
- Material:
metal
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 362 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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