Ball gown

House of Worthca. 1860

Textile Museum St. Gallen
St. Gallen, Switzerland

This ball gown in Alençon needlepoint is said to have belonged to Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), the wife of Napoleon III. She was Empress of the French and last monarch of France from 1853 through to 1870.

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Title: Ball gown
Creator: House of Worth
Date Created: ca. 1860
Location: France
Type: dress
Photographer: Tobias Siebrecht
Rights: Textilmuseum St. Gallen
Medium: Linen, needlepoints, Point d'Alençon

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