day dress
Charles Frederick Worth 1825 - 1895
Summary
A visiting costume or day dress: jacket-like bodice with ivory waist stay printed in gold 'Worth, 7 Rue de la Paix, Paris', puce/purple silk faille trimmed with pale blue silk with gold satin stripes, lapel bands and cuffs inset with ivory lace, sleeves with slash-effects at the cuffs revealing striped silk, rear basque tails with offcentre bow and ribbons; bustle-skirt with draped striped ribbon bands, with rich tasselled gold passementerie to the puce side panel, exposed inner skirt of tiered pleats of striped silk. Provenance: From the collection of Rosina Rossellini.
Object Name
day dress
Creators Name
Date Created
1875-1877
Dimensions
Waist: 69cm
bust: 92cm
accession number
2016.36
Collection Group
Medium
Credit
Purchased with the aid of a Collecting Cultures grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
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