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Hiver 1899

Fashion Design
late 1899 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ball gown for Lady de G. Embroidered silk chiffon and tulle with applied three-dimensional velvet flowers. One of a group of 60 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Winter 1897. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHiver 1899 (series title)
Materials and techniques
pen and ink drawing with some watercolour
Brief description
Jeanne Paquin, Winter 1899. Ball gown for Lady de G. Embroidered silk chiffon and tulle with applied three-dimensional velvet flowers.
Physical description
Ball gown for Lady de G. Embroidered silk chiffon and tulle with applied three-dimensional velvet flowers. One of a group of 60 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Winter 1897. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.
Dimensions
  • Width: 24cm
  • Height: 32cm
Mounted on cardboard measuring 36.5cm by 30cm approximately.
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.300-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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