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Evening Dress

1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening dress of ivory silk and chiffon embroidered with metal thread and mounted of cream satin. It has a high waisted bodice with a square neck and short sleeves which are covered in gold lace. The slightly gathered overskirt is slit from the waist to show a flounce of bead embroidery. The lining is of white satin and the bodice is bound and has the maker's name on the waistband. There is a triangular composition and gilt trimming stitched at the centre back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Metal-embroidered silk and chiffon, lined with satin, gold lace
Brief description
Evening dress of embroidered chiffon and satin, designed by Callot Soeurs, Paris, 1910.
Physical description
Evening dress of ivory silk and chiffon embroidered with metal thread and mounted of cream satin. It has a high waisted bodice with a square neck and short sleeves which are covered in gold lace. The slightly gathered overskirt is slit from the waist to show a flounce of bead embroidery. The lining is of white satin and the bodice is bound and has the maker's name on the waistband. There is a triangular composition and gilt trimming stitched at the centre back.
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
'Callot Soeurs'
Credit line
Given by Miss Simone Cattaoui
Collection
Accession number
T.72-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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