Dolman

Physical description

Ladies dolman of scarlet brocaded cut and uncut silk velvet. The dolman has a figured design of black banded shield shapes, the borders are filled with a beige and scarlet flower scroll, and the beige centre is voided with scarlet satin with a black interlaced stem pattern. The ground is covered with an interlaced floral pattern.

With a high collar and a concealed fly-button fastening from the neck to the waist down the centre front. It is cloak-shaped at the back where it reaches to just below the waist, but the front is cut with sleeves with a gathered shoulder, which hang free from the elbow. The fronts of the dolman hang to the knees. Trimmed with scarlet glass beads stitched as bands and triangular medallions on the cuffs, collar and marking the front and back shoulder seam and junction with the sleeve. Large hanging-ball tassels of the same are stitched down either side of the centre front. The neck is trimmed with black machine-made lace. The dolman is lined with yellow corded satin with a yellow satin waistband.

Place of Origin

Paris, France (made)

Date

ca. 1885 (made)

Artist/maker

Charles Frederick Worth, born 1825 - died 1895 (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Brocaded silk velvet, satin, glass beads, machine-made lace, lined with satin

Marks and inscriptions

Worth Paris

Descriptive line

Dolman of brocaded silk velvet, glass beads and machine-made lace, designed by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, ca. 1885

Materials

Silk velvet; Glass beads

Techniques

Brocading; Beading

Categories

Textiles; Fashion; Lace; Day wear; Women's clothes

Production Type

Haute couture

Collection code

T&F