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Object Description
| Basic ID | Evening dress, 1893. Silk satin, crepe, and velvet, metal cord, rhinestone, and silk flower embroidery. Charles Frederick Worth, Paris. Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago. 1960.557a-b |
| Artists/Makers |
Worth, Charles Frédérick, 1825-1895 (designer) House of Worth (Firm) (designer) |
| Title | Dress |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1893 |
| Description | Dress, evening-style, of yellow silk satin. Bodice (a) has low, wide neckline embroidered with silver-colored cord and rhinestones, trimmed with silk fabric flowers at front. Pattern pieces create the illusion of the bodice wrapping right over left. Sleeves are gold-colored silk velvet and crepe. Self-fabric skirt (b) embroidered with silver-colored cord, gold-colored beads, sequins, and rhinestones. Lower edge of skirt bordered with twisted garland of two shades of yellow crepe and backed with gold-colored velvet. Long train in back. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) satin crepe cord (fiber product) beads (pierced objects) sequins (spangles) rhinestone |
| Dimensions | Chest: (38 in); Waist: (23.5 in); Waist: (25 in); Hip: (44 in); Length: (12.5 in); Length: (39 in); Length: (58 in); Other: (143 in); Other: (10 in) |
| Object History | Evening gown worn by Bertha Honoré Palmer to the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. |
| Curatorial Statement | The House of Worth created this two-piece evening dress for Mrs. Palmer to wear to various formal functions related to Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. |
| Subjects |
Palmer, Bertha Honoré, 1849-1918 World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) world's fairs |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) evening dresses (garments) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments evening dress (concept) |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | Bertha Honoré Palmer. Chicago History Museum. (2009/05/23 - 2010/01/04) |
| Object Number | 1960.557a-b |
| Image File Name | 00001241.jpg; index.cpd |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use. |
| Collection Name | Costume and Textile Collection |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
Additional Information
| Basic ID | Evening dress, 1893. Silk satin, crepe, and velvet, metal cord, rhinestone, and silk flower embroidery. Charles Frederick Worth, Paris. Gift of the Art Institute of Chicago. 1960.557a-b |
| Title | i65122 |
| Image File Name | i65122.jpg |
| Rights | All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use. |
| Collection Name | Costume and Textile Collection |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
