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Dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Light peach-colored dress with short sleeves and a square neckline. The dress has a sheer overlay with gold sequins and embroidery. The overlay covers the entire dress except for the top part of the sleeves and the upper chest area. There is a vertical line of gold sequins and embroidery down the center of the dress from the neckline to the hem. The hem of the dress has a gold embroidered design. The background of the image is beige. Dress by Jean Louis Schiaparelli.

Artwork details

Date:
1804–14
Medium:
silk, metallic thread
Culture:
French
Dimensions:
391 × 625 px
Museum record:
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