Costumes Parisiens 162: Robe de gabardine à volants brodés à la main
Illustration with a design for a day dress, part of the 71st issue of the "Journal des dames et des modes", published in Paris on May 10, 1914. The illustration features a woman wearing a pink gabardine gown with hand-embroidered flounces with small, black floral motifs. The neck and the cuffs of the gown are made of white ruffled fabric, and her waist is tied around by a gray belt. She wears white socks and black, high-heeled strap shoes, and a cream hat with a crown of pink roses and small, green leaves. She is reclined on a striped couch, readin a love letter that she holds on one hand, the other hand lying on the couch holding a rose.
Artwork Details
- Title: Costumes Parisiens 162: Robe de gabardine à volants brodés à la main
- Artist: Gerda Wegener
- Publisher: Vaugirard , Paris
- Date: 1914
- Medium: Hand-colored engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 5 9/16 in. (22.5 × 14.2 cm)
Album: 9 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (23.5 × 14 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Millia Davenport, 1957
- Object Number: 57.546.35(2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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