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Homage to HE. Sr. Dr. J.J. Seabra's ball dance card

Unknown1905-08-21

Museu da Moda Brasileira

Museu da Moda Brasileira
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Card on light background. On the cover, at the top, greek-themed decoration with dark blue band and golden friezes, having four women in pink in dancing positions. In the center, in gold, the word "Dance". On the back cover: printed in gold: "E. BEVILACQUA 151 Ouvidor Street, office: 35 Chile Street, Rio de Janeiro". First page, printed "Homage to Mr. Dr. J.J. Seabra" and the date; Second, portrait of J. J. Seabra wrapped by floral motifs and the date of the ball; Third, printed in black: "DIRECTORS OF THE BALL C. LEITE, J. P. DE SOUZA DANTAS and A. F. GONÇALVES TORRES"; On the fourth and fifth, at the top, blue frieze with decoration of Greek women dancing. Program with eighteen dances, being: 10 waltzes, 3 gangs, 3 polkas and 2 schottisch; (Two times), Mariana, Mme Porto, Maria L ..., Olga de Sabóia Porto, Mme Santos, Senorita, Esther and two illegible names. Yellow pencil with inscription "Johann Faber" attached to the card with cream cord.

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  • Title: Homage to HE. Sr. Dr. J.J. Seabra's ball dance card
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1905-08-21
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: A 10.0 X L 13.6 cm (aberto)
  • Provenance: On the card, the lady or gentleman wrote down the names of each partner with whom she or he would dance throughout the night next to the name of the dance and the songs programmed for the dance. Attached to the card, there was always a pencil hanging from a cord or band that were tied to the wrist.
  • Type: Dance card
  • Photographer: Luke Garcia
  • Rights: GOVERNO DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO / SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DE CULTURA / FUNDAÇÃO ANITA MANTUANO DE ARTES DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO – FUNARJ / CASA DA MARQUESA DE SANTOS - MUSEU DA MODA BRASILEIRA
  • Medium: Paper, vegetable, cotton, wood, print, printing ink
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