Second Empire
Costume Design
early 1920s (made)
early 1920s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Costume design for a short crinoline dress in white faille trimmed with blue ribbons, with a flounced skirt.
Object details
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| Title | Second Empire (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, fabric swatches |
| Brief description | Jean-Charles Worth. 'Second Empire' white and blue silk crinoline dress. Costume design for a fancy dress ball or theatre production. Paris, 1920s. |
| Physical description | Costume design for a short crinoline dress in white faille trimmed with blue ribbons, with a flounced skirt. |
| 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.22165-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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