Vigée Lebrun
Fashion Design
1899 (designed)
1899 (designed)
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'Vigée Lebrun'. Ballgown, palest purple chiffon with wide bands of rococo-style eighteennth century style embroidery showing looped ribbons and floral motifs, layered and draped lace bodice trimmed with pink bows and chiffon. One of a group of 41 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Summer 1899. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink drawing with some watercolour |
| Brief description | Jeanne Paquin, Summer 1899. 'Vigée Lebrun'. Ballgown, palest purple chiffon with wide bands of rococo-style eighteennth century style embroidery showing looped ribbons and floral motifs, layered and draped lace bodice trimmed with pink bows and chiffon. |
| Physical description | 'Vigée Lebrun'. Ballgown, palest purple chiffon with wide bands of rococo-style eighteennth century style embroidery showing looped ribbons and floral motifs, layered and draped lace bodice trimmed with pink bows and chiffon. One of a group of 41 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Summer 1899. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached. |
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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.261-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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