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Gown

Designed by: Jean-Philippe Worth (French, 1856–1926)
For: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
French
about 1902
Object Place: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Silk, voided velvet with satin ground; appliquéd and trimmed with chenille and rhinestones; machine-made lace
Dimensions Bodice: 48.3 cm (19 in.); Skirt: CB 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Other (skirt CB): 177.8 cm (70 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Jane Norton Nichols
Accession Number2003.289.1-2
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

ProvenanceWorn by donor's grandmother, Jane Norton Morgan, wife of J. P. Morgan; Gift from Jane Norton Nichols (donor's mother) to Henrietta N. Meyer, 1974; Gift to the MFA, June 25, 2003