"La Coquette Surprise - Robe du soir de Worth," plate VIII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 3 – Works

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"La Coquette Surprise - Robe du soir de Worth," plate VIII from Gazette du Bon Ton, Volume 1, No. 3

André-Edouard Marty (French, 1882–1974)
Illustrating design by: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
Publisher: Librairie Centrale des Beaux-arts

French

January 1913

Object Place: Paris, France

Medium/Technique Photomechanical lithograph with hand-applied color (pochoir)

Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 19.1 cm (10 x 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Transferred from the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library

Accession Number2004.8.8

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope

ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts – Books

DescriptionCette robe du soir de Worth comporte un fourreau drapé de damas Persan lamé d'or et d'argent. Le corsage est une résille de perles, les manches deux ailes de mousseline taupe.

ProvenanceBy 1952, William Morris Hunt Memorial Library; accessioned by MFA, Boston, February 12, 2004