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Nuit de chine

Fashion Design
late 1929 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Nuit de chine.' Dark sapphire blue dress and cloak with grey fur trim.
One of 105 dress designs for evening gowns and dresses for Winter 1929-30 bound in a volume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Nuit de chine (assigned by artist)
  • Hiver 1929-30, Robes de Soir (series title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink and watercolour
Brief description
Jean-Charles Worth. 'Nuit de chine.' Dark sapphire blue dress and cloak with grey fur trim.
One of 105 designs for evening gowns and dresses for Winter 1929-30.
Physical description
'Nuit de chine.' Dark sapphire blue dress and cloak with grey fur trim.
One of 105 dress designs for evening gowns and dresses for Winter 1929-30 bound in a volume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 14cm
approximate
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.14803-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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