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Evening dress
Designed by: Charles Frederick Worth (English (active in France), about 1825–1895)
For: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
For: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
French (Paris)
About 1888
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave patterned with weft floats, trimmed with silk plain weave [chiffon], satin ribbons, jet beads, and machine net
Dimensions
Center back (bodice): 35.7 cm (14 1/16 in.)
Length (skirt): 151 cm (59 7/16 in.)
Length (skirt): 151 cm (59 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Robert Homans
Accession Number46.204a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLight pink ribbed silk with self-colored pea pod lattice figure; bodice with deep V lower center front and back, wide cut low neck, sleeveless but with folks of pink chiffon and lace around arm scyes, swag of jet beads, broad black satin ribbon fastened in rosette at back with 2 long ends pendant; in center front panel lower half black net and jet bead insertions, most of fullness of skirt in back.
ProvenancePurchased in Paris between 1858 - 1861 by the parents of Fanny Crowninshield, (Mrs. John Quincy Adams II), (1839 - 1911), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, by descent to her daughter, Mrs. Robert Homans, Boston; 1946, gift of Mrs. Homans to MFA [see note 2]. (Accession date: February 14, 1946)
NOTES:
[1] See "Fashion Show: Paris Style," Boston: MFA, 2006, pg. 59-60.
[2] In 1943, the MFA received eleven dresses from Mrs. Homans which were originally worn by her mother. Two were designed by Mme. Roger, Paris, the other nine, (including this example), by the House of Worth, Paris.
NOTES:
[1] See "Fashion Show: Paris Style," Boston: MFA, 2006, pg. 59-60.
[2] In 1943, the MFA received eleven dresses from Mrs. Homans which were originally worn by her mother. Two were designed by Mme. Roger, Paris, the other nine, (including this example), by the House of Worth, Paris.