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Evening gown by Lanvin; illustration by Jean Demarchy for Harper's Bazaar, ca. 1955.

Fashion Illustration
ca. 1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design of an elaborate evening gown by Lanvin; illustration by Jean Demarchy for Harper's Bazaar, ca. 1955. The sketch is signed in the bottom right-hand corner.

Object details

Object type
TitleEvening gown by Lanvin; illustration by Jean Demarchy for Harper's Bazaar, ca. 1955.
Materials and techniques
Body and watercolour, charcoal, Chinese white, pen and Indian ink on coloured paper
Brief description
Evening gown by Lanvin; illustration by Jean Demarchy for Harper's Bazaar, ca. 1952.
Dimensions
  • Height: 54.4cm
  • Width: 42.3cm
Credit line
Given by Pauline Lawson-Smith
Subject depicted
Summary
Design of an elaborate evening gown by Lanvin; illustration by Jean Demarchy for Harper's Bazaar, ca. 1955. The sketch is signed in the bottom right-hand corner.
Bibliographic references
  • Published in UK Harper's Bazaar, May 1952, page 53
  • Claire Wilcox, ed. The Golden Age of Couture. Paris and London 1947 - 1957 London:V&A Publications, 2007. 224p. ISBN: 9781851775200 (hbk); 9781851775217 (pbk).
Collection
Accession number
E.686-1997

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2008
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