Martha
Fashion Design
mid 1897 (made)
mid 1897 (made)
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'Martha'. Woman in a grey walking dress, the jacket-bodice trimmed with black frog fastenings at wrist and facings, a pink waistcoat effect in front with a white lace high-necked chemisette. Vivid pink facings to collar and pink ruffles at wrists. Shown with a pink hat trimmed with vivid pnk roses and two black wings. 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. 'Martha'. Grey walking dress with pink waistcoat effect, matching pink hat. |
| Physical description | 'Martha'. Woman in a grey walking dress, the jacket-bodice trimmed with black frog fastenings at wrist and facings, a pink waistcoat effect in front with a white lace high-necked chemisette. Vivid pink facings to collar and pink ruffles at wrists. Shown with a pink hat trimmed with vivid pnk roses and two black wings. 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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| Credit line | Given by the House of Worth |
| Object history | A nice, fully coloured depiction of a woman in a walking dress with frogging and a pink waistcoat effect, the grey enlivened with touches of vibrant pink and glossy black satin waistband and black frogging. This shows Paquin's use of colour and carefully restrained use of detailing to enliven an otherwise understated grey costume. - Daniel Milford-Cottam, Feb. 2012 |
| 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.32-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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