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Duchess of Savoia

Fancy Dress Costume
early 1897 (made), 2/6/1897 (worn)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Fancy dress costume consisting of embroidered silver satin dress and lace ruff.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Clothing
Evening Wear
Embroidery
Europeana Fashion Project
Fancy-Dress
Object type
Fancy dress costume
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Ruff
TitleDuchess of Savoia (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Brocaded satin embroidered with pearls, brilliants, silver thread, lace
Silk Satin
Silk Brocade
Pearls
Diamantes
Silver Thread
Lace
Embroidery
Brocading
Lace Making
Brief description
Fancy dress costume consisting of embroidered silver satin dress and lace ruff, 'Duchess of Savoia', England, early 1897.
Physical description
Fancy dress costume consisting of embroidered silver satin dress and lace ruff.
Dimensions
  • Measured on back, from neckline to hem of train length: 2400mm (Maximum) (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Waist, measured inside costume circumference: 620mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Bust measured inside costume circumference: 980mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Depth of skirt, measured at front from waist to hem depth: 1080mm (Approx.) (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Ruff height: 530mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Ruff width: 820mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Ruff depth: 30mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Lady Victoria Wemyss
Object history
Worn by the Duchess of Portland as "Duchess of Savoia" to the Duchess of Devonshire's Fancy Dress Ball, 2 July 1897. The train, which was of cloth-of-silver lined with pale blue satin and embroidered with pearls, was missing when this dress was donated.
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.464&A-1974

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139027/duchess-of-savoia-fancy-dress-costume-unknown/
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