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Imperial Russian court dress
Charles Frederick Worthabout 1888
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Details
- Title: Imperial Russian court dress
- Creator Lifespan: 1825 - 1895
- Creator Nationality: English
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: about 1888
- Type: dresses
- Rights: Gift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
- External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/63462
- Medium: silk velvet, silver moir‚, embroidered with clear glass crystals, silver sequins, silver foil, silver strips
- wall label: Considered the father of French couture, Englishman Charles Frederick Worth opened his fashion house in Paris in 1858. A favorite of Empress Eugenie, he dressed the French aristocracy and was patronized by European royalty and international society. This impressive court dress is composed of a silver moir‚ skirt and a luminous emerald green silk velvet boned bodice with a matching 12-foot train. It is trimmed with a band of luxurious silk fringe and velvet ruffles.
- measurements: skirt) L: 47 1/2 in. |
- Designer: Worth, Charles Frederick
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