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Dress

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The dress by Charles Frederick Worth features a full, floor-length skirt in a brown and cream-colored plaid pattern with rows of embroidered flowers across the bottom. The top is cream-colored with a high neckline and long sleeves. The sleeves are bell-shaped and adorned with ruffles. The top has small, embroidered flowers scattered across it and buttons down the front. The waist is cinched with a gathered section just below the bust. The mannequin is white and headless. The background is a plain off-white color.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1858
Medium:
silk
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
425 × 625 px
Museum record:
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