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Dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dress is long and black with gold accents. The dress has a V-shaped neckline and three-quarter length sleeves. There are two columns of gold fabric down the front center, with a decorative gold and red panel underneath. The dress has a gold and red pattern on the front center bottom. The dress has gold zigzag patterns on the sleeves and sides. The dress is on a mannequin with a gold knob on top and a white neck with black text. The background is white. The dress is by artist Paul Poiret.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Cotton, metal wrapped thread; embroidered
Dimensions
328 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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