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Woman's day dress
French (Paris)
about 1914
Object Place: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Silk, cotton; taffeta
Dimensions
137.16 cm (54 in.); Legacy dimension: CB: 54 in. (137.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Francesca Galloway
Accession Number1998.454
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPurple shot silk day dress with V-neck front and back and dolman sleeves. "Fichu" of ivory cotton wraps around shoulders and waist. Pleated purple taffeta band along hem of skirt with four large silk roses at front, back, left and right sides.
Label: "Jeanne Lanvin Paris 22, Faubourg St. Honoré"
Condition: fair; silk severely split under arms; small holes in skirt and bodice; sleeve cuffs slit; some staining, tearing, abrasion, weft displacement; "fichu" detached from bodice
Label: "Jeanne Lanvin Paris 22, Faubourg St. Honoré"
Condition: fair; silk severely split under arms; small holes in skirt and bodice; sleeve cuffs slit; some staining, tearing, abrasion, weft displacement; "fichu" detached from bodice
ProvenanceFrancesca Galloway
21 Cornwall Gardens
London SW7 4 AW
U. K.
21 Cornwall Gardens
London SW7 4 AW
U. K.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.