Fashion — 1850-1919
Theatrical jewellery, dagger
Dagger with steel blade and a handle set with paste diamonds and coloured stones. The sheath is made of wood covered with velvet set with paste diamonds. A chain of gilt metal is attached. Adelina Patti used it as a prop when performing in opera at Covent Garden.
It matches other items in this collection: A23255/7, A23255/11, A23255/36 and A23255/50.
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:
- A23255/42
- Object name:
- theatrical jewellery, dagger
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- Production date:
- 1850-1919
- Material:
- metal, textile, wood, paste
- Measurements/duration:
- L 232 mm, W 40 mm (at widest point)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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