Caro Mio
Fashion Design
early 1928 (designed)
early 1928 (designed)
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'Caro Mio.' Evening dress with large double bows at hips, black silk crepe printed with magenta and emerald green roses. A second alternative fabric swatch of cerise woven with silver thread with gold, green and white design belongs to the following sketch, 'Rosaria.'
Attached fabric swatch.
One of 117 dress designs for evening gowns and dresses for Summer 1928 bound in a volume.
Attached fabric swatch.
One of 117 dress designs for evening gowns and dresses for Summer 1928 bound in a volume.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Jean-Charles Worth. 'Caro Mio.' Evening dress with large double bows at hips, black silk crepe printed with magenta and emerald green roses. A second alternative fabric swatch of cerise woven with silver thread with gold, green and white design belongs to the following sketch, 'Rosaria.' One of 117 designs for evening gowns and dresses for Summer 1928. many with attached fabric swatches. |
| Physical description | 'Caro Mio.' Evening dress with large double bows at hips, black silk crepe printed with magenta and emerald green roses. A second alternative fabric swatch of cerise woven with silver thread with gold, green and white design belongs to the following sketch, 'Rosaria.' Attached fabric swatch. One of 117 dress designs for evening gowns and dresses for Summer 1928 bound in a volume. |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.13803-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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