Dinner dress

Design House House of Worth French
 Designer Charles Frederick Worth French, born England

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Moss roses are distinctive for the mossy growth on their calyx lobes, hips, and flower stalks. In this dress, they are shown only as buds, the splendid anticipation of full-blown beauty. Sir Walter Scott in Lady of the Lake (1810), wrote, "the rose is fairest when 'tis budding new."

Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French

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Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French
Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French
Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French
Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French
Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French
Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French
Dinner dress, House of Worth (French, 1858–1956), silk, French

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