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Fashion Design

1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a wrapped and draped evening dress, pale orange with a gold metallic lamé pattern. The drapery is caught at the hip with a gilt clasp. Pale blue gathered tulle is threaded through the deep armholes, filling in the low neckline, and tied in bows on the sides of the arms. The model holds a very large black lace shawl spread out behind her.


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., 1922. Design for a metallic brocade evening dress.
Physical description
Design for a wrapped and draped evening dress, pale orange with a gold metallic lamé pattern. The drapery is caught at the hip with a gilt clasp. Pale blue gathered tulle is threaded through the deep armholes, filling in the low neckline, and tied in bows on the sides of the arms. The model holds a very large black lace shawl spread out behind her.
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
  • 'de Ban / 22' (Signed and dated)
  • 'Copyright' (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.2931-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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