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Ball gown

House of Worth

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The ball gown is by House of Worth. The dress is on a headless white mannequin. The dress is pale blue-green with long puffed sleeves. Horizontal strips of gold-colored fabric with tassels cover the skirt. The strips have a repeating pattern of small colored flowers and leaves. A long train trails behind the dress. A gold-fringed section trims the neckline and front of the dress.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1872
Medium:
silk
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
481 × 624 px
Museum record:
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