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Fashion Design

1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a summer afternoon dress in the robe de style manner, a sleeveless black silk taffeta overdress worn open down the front over a white, lace-trimmed, puff-sleeved underdress. The overdress embellished with large red rose appliqués. Wide-brimmed black chiffon cloché hat with a red rose under the brim, matching parasol covered in black chiffon with a deep flounce around the outside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Coloured chalks, ink and other media on toned paper
Brief description
Jules de Ban for Lucile Ltd., 1923. Design for a robe-de-style summer afternoon dress in black and white, with wide-brimmed hat and chiffon covered parasol.
Physical description
Design for a summer afternoon dress in the robe de style manner, a sleeveless black silk taffeta overdress worn open down the front over a white, lace-trimmed, puff-sleeved underdress. The overdress embellished with large red rose appliqués. Wide-brimmed black chiffon cloché hat with a red rose under the brim, matching parasol covered in black chiffon with a deep flounce around the outside.
Dimensions
  • Average size of sheets in set height: 41.9cm
  • Average size of sheets in set width: 27.3cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'designed by de Ban / 23' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Copyright "Lucile" Ltd.' (Inscribed)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Accession number
E.2937-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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