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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Afternoon dress, 1910. Silk velvet, silk satin, silk lace. Jeanne Paquin, France. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rumsey. 1940.155 |
| Title | Dress |
| Artists/Makers | Paquin, Jeanne, 1869-1936 (designer) |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | 1910 |
| Physical Description | Dress, floor-length, with small train of purple silk velvet. High stand collar, Empire waistline, and elbow-length sleeves. Trimmed with purple silk satin and cream-colored silk lace. |
| Materials/Techniques |
silk (fiber) velvet (fabric weave) satin lace (needlework) |
| Object History | Worn by Mrs. Henry A. Rumsey. In 1911, the Rumseys commissioned a grand home - modeled after the eighteenth-century Clifford Manor House in Warwickshire, England - on eight acres in Lake Forest, Illinois. The label on this dress states it was made for the winter season of 1910. Perhaps Mrs. Rumsey wore this dress at one of the opening parties of her new Lake Forest home. |
| Curatorial Statement | Jeanne Paquin designed gowns of quiet sophistication for women of refined taste. Her clients included the queens of Belgium, Portugal, and Spain. Robert Forrest wrote in 1925, "Fashion once simply did not know what to wear until Madame Paquin brought out her season's models; and as for her competitors, their plight was pitiful." |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments afternoon dress |
| Object Types | dresses (garments) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rumsey |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Exhibition History |
Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Fashion Institute of Technology (2007/10/12 - 2008/01/05) Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Chicago History Museum (2008/09/27 - 2009/07/26) |
| Object Number | 1940.155 |
| Image File Name | ICHi-63362; ICHi-63367; ICHi-63366; ICHi-63364; ICHi-63369; ICHi-63363 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
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| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
Description
| Basic ID | Afternoon dress, 1910. Silk velvet, silk satin, silk lace. Jeanne Paquin, France. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rumsey. 1940.155 |
| Title | i63363 |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved. |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum) |
| Rights | For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. |
