67.127.1

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Faking_It_02 Left to right 2013.3.1 (shoes case), 78.222.2 (comb case), P87.20.30 (comb case), 67.127.1 (dress), 74.36.27 (gold dress), 2014.40.1 (coat), 76.125.1 (dress), 82.205.2 (valance wall), 82.205.1A (textile wall)

Faking_It_13 Left to right 2013.3.1 (shoes case), 78.222.2 (comb case), P87.20.30 (comb case), 67.127.1 (dress), 82.205.2 (valance wall), 82.205.1A (textile wall), 74.36.27 (gold dress), 2014.40.1 (coat), 76.125.1 (dress), 78.237.7 (black dress), 2013.5.2 (dress), 81.61.10 (red coat), 2003.102.1 (dress), 72.54.2 (orange dress)

Luxury_18 Left to right 67.127.1 (velvet dress), 2003.12.1 (gown), 83.79.1487 (textile wall), 72.111.3 (pink dress), 2004.31.4 (shoes case), P87.17.1 (hat case), 79.86.63, 79.86.124, 97.57.2 (shoe heels case), 2006.61.1 (shoes case), 81.88.1 (velvet coat)

Luxury_53 Left to right 67.127.1 (velvet dress), 2003.12.1 (gown), 83.79.1487 (textile wall), 72.111.3 (pink dress), 2004.31.4 (shoes case), P87.17.1 (hat case), 79.86.63, 79.86.124, 97.57.2 (shoe heels case), 2006.61.1 (shoes case), 81.88.1 (velvet coat)

Object: Afternoon dress

Brand: The House of Worth (French, 1858 - 1956)

Date: 1903

Medium: Purple silk velvet, chenille fringe, and ivory chiffon

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of Mary Elizabeth Fogarty

Object number: 67.127.1

DescriptionReception gown in purple silk velvet with chenille fringe and tassels; Boned bodice with attached fichu and undersleeves, long bell sleeves tucked from shoulder to cut-out cuff, pleated chiffon back with pointed waist; Long skirt with cascading fringe, pleated back with train

Label Text:By virtue of its "imperial" purple velvet and long train, this gown conveys a message of exalted status. Prior to the development of synthetic dyes, purple was expensive to produce, and its use was restricted by sumptuary laws.

In Collection(s)

1900-1919

Exhibitions:

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