Condé
Fashion Design
mid 1897 (made)
mid 1897 (made)
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Pale blue-green winter day dress trimmed with pale grey fur and/or velvet on the bodice, skirt front and hem, with wide revers and collar of fur. Shown with a blue draped toque trimmed with purple feathers. One of a group of 85 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Winter 1897. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.
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| Materials and techniques | pen and ink drawing with some watercolour |
| Brief description | Jeanne Paquin, Winter 1897. 'Condé'. Pale blue winter day dress trimmed with pale grey velvet or fur, wide lapels and collar of fur. |
| Physical description | Pale blue-green winter day dress trimmed with pale grey fur and/or velvet on the bodice, skirt front and hem, with wide revers and collar of fur. Shown with a blue draped toque trimmed with purple feathers. One of a group of 85 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Winter 1897. Most in pen and ink with touches of watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached. |
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| Credit line | Given by the House of Worth |
| Object history | This outfit shows a luxurious winter day dress in very pale blue-green with elaborate trimming of applied pale velvet (or fur, although velvet would make more sense given the complexity of the decoration). The collar and revers of the bodice appear to be fur, although could be velvet or plush as well. The very detailed decoration of this dress is a typical Paquin trademark. -Daniel Milford-Cottam, Feb 2012 |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964 |
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| Accession number | E.51-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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