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Ball gown

Design House:
House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)
Date:
1898–1903
Culture:
French
Medium:
silk
Credit Line:
Gift of Orme Wilson and R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of their mother, Mrs. Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson, 1949
Accession Number:
49.3.8a, b
Not on view
Marking: [label] "Worth, Paris."
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Dance," December 9, 1986–September 6, 1987.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Vanity Fair: A Treasure Trove from the Costume Institute," December 15, 1977–September 3, 1978.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "The Art of Fashion," October 23, 1967–January 1, 1968.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Seeds of Fashion," February 15, 1951–August 31, 1951.

Essays
Charles Frederick Worth (1826-1895) and The House of Worth
Costume in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Haute Couture
Le Colis de Trianon-Versailles and Paris Openings
Nineteenth-Century Silhouette and Support

Timelines
France, 1800-1900 A.D.
France, 1900 A.D.-present

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