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Object Description
| Basic ID | Evening dress, 1921. Metallic brocade, pearl and glass beads. Callot Soeurs, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II. 1960.572a-b |
| Artists/Makers | Callot Soeurs (Firm) (designer) |
| Title | Dress |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1921 |
| Description | Dress (a), evening-style, with net shoulder straps. Large pendant of pearls and beads hangs from neckline at front. Detachable train (b) of metallic brocade printed with birds and flowers in orange pink and green. Neckline, skirt, and train all edged with bands of blue green and orange pink beads. |
| Materials/Techniques |
brocade (textile) pearl glass (material) beads (pierced objects) |
| Object History | Worn by Mrs. Potter Palmer II, née Pauline Kohlsaat. |
| Curatorial Statement | "Is there a vast difference between a Callot dress and one from any other shop?" asked Proust's fictional alter-ego, Marcel. "Why, an enormous difference" replied his girlfriend, Albertine. "Only, alas! What you get for 300 francs in an ordinary shop will cost you two thousand there. But there can be no comparison; they look the same only to people who know nothing about it." |
| Subjects | Palmer, Pauline Kohlsaat, 1882-1956 |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) trains (costume components) evening dresses (garments) |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments evening dress (concept) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Art Institute of Chicago |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Exhibition History | Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Chicago History Museum. (2008/09/27 - 2009/07/26) |
| Object Number | 1960.572a-b |
| Image File Name | i63504.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, 1921. Metallic brocade, pearl and glass beads. Callot Soeurs, Paris. Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II. 1960.572a-b |
| Title | i63504 |
| 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 |
