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Ball dress

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.12.12.9.CW.DR.C1900.FR
Author:
House of Worth (French, 1858-1956, 1999-)
Description
Embroidered ivory satin gown. Unlabelled, but remodeled in the 1930s. The front panels and long, trained skirt appliquéd and embroidered with velvet wheat ears, studded with brilliants and outlined in gold threads and pink purl wire.

For a ball gown with identical embroidery see 'The Opulent Era', Elizabeth Ann Coleman, colour plate.

 
Materials
Satin
Velvet
Origin
circa 1900 Paris, France
Related person
House of Worth (French, 1858-1956, 1999-) (creator)
Exhibitions History
• 2020.01.21–2021.01.21. ‘Aristocracy at the Helm of Fashion. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2021.09.17–2021.11.14. ‘To Play To The Gallery. Fashion And Portrait.’ Together with Museum of Art and History, Geneva, Switzerland. Museum of Art and History, Palatine’s room, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2022.02.17–2022.02.19. ‘Russia: Her Style & Soul. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Concrete, Alserkal Avenue, Expo 2020, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.