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Woman's dress
Designed by: Charles Frederick Worth (English (active in France), about 1825–1895)
Designed for: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
Designed for: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
French
about 1870
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave (faille), supplementary warp stripe pattern; lace
Dimensions
Overall (skirt): 160 cm (63 in.)
Center back (evening bodice): 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Center back (day bodice): 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.)
Length x width (bows): 15.2 x 15.2 cm (6 x 6 in.)
Center back (evening bodice): 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Center back (day bodice): 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.)
Length x width (bows): 15.2 x 15.2 cm (6 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois Adams Goldstone
Accession Number2002.696.1-5
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPurple silk faille skirt trimmed with cream-colored lace embroidered with black chenille yarn; skirt front made of white silk faille with supplementary warp patterning. Purple silk faille evening bodice trimmed with cream and black net lace attached to the skirt. Purple silk faille day bodice trimmed with black and cream net lace; center front made of white silk faille with supplementary warp pattern with buttons. Two detached purple silk faille bows.
ProvenanceWorn by Adeline Greenleaf, 1870 (donor's great grandmother); by inheritance to Lois Adams Goldstone; gift to MFA, December 18, 2002