House of Worth

THE 'LILY' EVENING GOWN, WORTH 1896

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1902 Oak Leaf dress designed by House of Worth for Chicago born Lady Mary Curzon (Vicereine of India).

Evening dress House of Worth (French, 1858–1956) Designer: Jean-Philippe Worth (French, 1856–1926) Date: 1898–1900 Culture: French Medium: silk, glass Dimensions: Length (a): 17 in. (43.2 cm) Length at CF (b): 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm) Credit Line: Gift of Miss Eva Drexel Dahlgren, 1976

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1900 Evening dress

A superb example of dressmaking from the House of Worth, this dress exhibits the aesthetic of the last years of the nineteenth century. The fashionable reverse S-curve silhouette of the dress and the dramatic scroll pattern of the textile reflect the influence of the Art Nouveau movement

L'ART NOUVEAU À PARIS Robe du soir par Jean Philippe Worth - 1902

Evening dress (image 4) | House of Worth | French | 1893-95 | silk | Metropolitan Museum of Art | Accession Number: C.I.54.4.1a–c