Catherine
Fashion Design
mid 1897 (made)
mid 1897 (made)
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'2 Robe Catherine'. Drawing of a lace evening gown with notes in French beneath it. One of a group of 85 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.
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Materials and techniques | pen and ink drawing with some watercolour |
Brief description | Jeanne Paquin, Winter 1897. 'Catherine'. Lace evening dress or ballgown. |
Physical description | '2 Robe Catherine'. Drawing of a lace evening gown with notes in French beneath it. One of a group of 85 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. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Robe de bal en fronne jaune devant du corsege et de le jupe en dentelle trés fine garnie d'an grêlon feuilleté d'argent et turquoises manches en petits en{illegible] boucle stress a la ceinture. (Inscribed beneath drawing. Writing is difficult to decipher, but what can be read describes the dress as yellow, overlaid with lace interlined with metallic net and decorated with turquoise stones.) |
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.36-1957 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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