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Éte 1898 - Robes de Ville

Fashion Design
early 1898 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Black figured silk afternoon or reception dress, the bodice and skirt yoke elaborately trimmed with applied black braiding. One of a group of 53 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for town wear for Summer 1897. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleÉte 1898 - Robes de Ville (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Drawing
Brief description
Jeanne Paquin, Été 1898. Black figured silk afternoon or reception dress, the bodice and skirt yoke elaborately trimmed with applied black braiding. Design for a town dress.
Physical description
Black figured silk afternoon or reception dress, the bodice and skirt yoke elaborately trimmed with applied black braiding. One of a group of 53 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for town wear for Summer 1897. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.
Dimensions
  • Drawing height: 32cm
  • Width: 25cm
Mounted on cardboard measuring 36.5cm by 28cm.
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.135-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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