Artefacts

London 2012, costume worn during the opening ceremony at the segment called "Industrial Revolution".

Physical description

Long Victorian style dress with Scottish pattern. Size 14.

Created

Created: Tahra ZAFAR

Materials

wool, textile, linen

Colors

yellow, brown, white

Dimension

130 x 54 cm

Literature

GLOVER, Stephen. "Yes, a brilliant show...". In: The Mail Online, 2 August 2012, BARKER, Philip. "Happy and Glorious - London's Olympic Ceremonies in 2012". In: Jounal of Olympic History, 2012, Vol. 20, N° 3, pp. 8-9. SILK, Mchael. "Isle of Wonder': performing the mythopoeia of utopic multi-ethnic Britain". In: Media, Culture and Society, 29 September 2014, http://mcs.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/09/29/0163443714549089.abstract, page viewed on 13.11.2014

Type of item

Clothes and Accessories -> dress

Reference number

203744

Ensemble

Keywords

Opening ceremony London 2012, Olympic Games 19th century Female History