Fashion Design
1921 (made)
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Design for a woman's afternoon or garden-party dress, hat and parasol. The dress, of cloudy-grey silk, is draped and wrapped around the body with long sheer, flared sleeves and overlay of co-ordinating chiffon. The side drapery on the skirt and bodice are both embroidered with a large cobweb motif. Sash of sea-green silk, which matches the wide-brimmed hat trimmed with sprays of black flowers and the cover of the parasol, which is edged with black and blue floral braid and has a rose-tinted grey lining.
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Materials and techniques | Coloured chalks, ink and other media on toned paper |
Brief description | Jules de Ban for Lucile Ltd., 1921. Afternoon or garden-party dress and parasol, draped grey and sea-green silk with spider-web motif. |
Physical description | Design for a woman's afternoon or garden-party dress, hat and parasol. The dress, of cloudy-grey silk, is draped and wrapped around the body with long sheer, flared sleeves and overlay of co-ordinating chiffon. The side drapery on the skirt and bodice are both embroidered with a large cobweb motif. Sash of sea-green silk, which matches the wide-brimmed hat trimmed with sprays of black flowers and the cover of the parasol, which is edged with black and blue floral braid and has a rose-tinted grey lining. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'de Ban' (Signed) |
Credit line | Given by the artist |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964. |
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Accession number | E.2924-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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