Jour de Veine
- Object:
Evening dress
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (made)
- Date:
1925-1928 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Jenny (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Embroidered silk satin, backed in crêpe, glass beads
- Credit Line:
Given by Mrs Murdock
- Museum number:
T.214-1953
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Sleeveless evening dress of embroidered silk satin backed in cream crêpe. Decorated with an all-over design with coloured beads. At armpit level at the back and front are wide bands of bead and glass decoration with round turquoise coloured beads and square cut glass beads in red. Six narrower strips of the same decoration run down to the hem, which ends in six scallops, and is heavily decorated with heavy glass beads and bugle beads. The dress is below-the-knee, and it is made up of two pieces sewn together, back and front.
Place of Origin
Paris, France (made)
Date
1925-1928 (made)
Artist/maker
Jenny (designer)
Materials and Techniques
Embroidered silk satin, backed in crêpe, glass beads
Marks and inscriptions
'Jenny Paris'
'Jour de Veine'
Dimensions
Length: 42 in shoulder strap to hem, Width: 17.5 in
Descriptive line
Sleeveless evening dress 'Jour de Veine' of embroidered silk satin backed in crêpe, designed by Jenny, Paris, 1925-1928
Materials
Beads; Silk crepe; Paste (glass); Diamantes
Techniques
Hand beading
Categories
Textiles; Embroidery; Fashion; Evening wear; Women's clothes
Production Type
Haute couture
Collection code
T&F
