Deirdre of the Sorrows dance costume

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/ed09e3cbc729c99fa358325322b4e7f5

Title

Deirdre of the Sorrows dance costume

Creator

Boutell, Julie
Lippincott, Gertrude Lawton

Date

Created: 1948

Description

Women's dance costume for "Deirdre of the Sorrows", which premiered as a solo July 19, 1948, in Colorado. It is a white synthetic stretch knit dress with gold edging, a wide shirred waist, pleated full-length skirt, and zippered sleeve cuffs. The label in the back collar reads "Julie Boutell, inc. couturiere / MINNEAPOLIS". Worn by Gertrude Lippincott of Minnesota. Lippincott was a prominent dancer, choreographer and teacher.

Subject

Clothing.Women's Special Purpose Clothing.Costumes
costume (character dress)

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10359731

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10440289

Citation

Boutell, Julie and Lippincott, Gertrude Lawton, “Deirdre of the Sorrows dance costume,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 13, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8322.

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