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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Evening gown, ca. 1938. Silk crepe. Attributed to Marcelle Chaumont, France. Gift of Mrs. Howard Linn. 1952.379a-b |
| Title | Dress |
| Artists/Makers | Chaumont, Marcelle, b. 1871 (designer) |
| Place of Origin | Paris (France) |
| Date | circa 1938 |
| Physical Description | Dress (a), evening-style, of red crepe romaine. One-shouldered style with supplementary loop of fabric hanging diagonally over the body from proper left shoulder to proper right thigh. Floor-length. Slip (b) of light orange pink silk, with one shoulder strap. |
| Materials/Techniques |
crepe (textile) silk (fiber) |
| Object History | Worn by donor, Mrs. Howard Linn. |
| Curatorial Statement | Mrs. Lucy Linn donated this dress to the museum in 1952. Although it does not have a label, catalogue records attributed the design to Madeleine Vionnet, one of Mrs. Linn's favorite designers. To authenticate the history of this piece, Betty Kirke, the leading historian on the life and work of Vionnet, studied the garment and concluded that it was made by Vionnet's former assistant, Marcelle Chaumont, who inherited Vionnet's business in 1938. To acquire this garment, Mrs. Linn would have traveled to Paris for the fittings. During research, staff discovered that she made two trips to Europe in the late 1930s. |
| Classification | costume (mode of fashion) |
| Categories |
clothing main garments evening dress (concept) |
| Object Types |
dresses (garments) evening dresses (garments) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Howard Linn |
| 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 | 1952.379a-b |
| Image File Name | ICHi-63390; ICHi-63395; ICHi-63394; ICHi-63389; ICHi-63391; ICHi-63391 |
| 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 |
| Licensing Inquiry | Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Basic ID | Evening gown, ca. 1938. Silk crepe. Attributed to Marcelle Chaumont, France. Gift of Mrs. Howard Linn. 1952.379a-b |
| Title | i63389 |
| 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) |
