Artwork Details
A) bodice: shoulder to hem 14 in., waist 27 in. B) skirt: front to hem 47-1/2 in. C) train: 130 x 60 in.
Mark DescriptionLabel: Paris | C WORTH | Paris
Accession NumberGift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
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Provenance
Princess Maria Maximilianova Romanovskya of Leuchtenberg [1841-1914], Bavaria, Germany;{1} by descent through her family; Sale (Sotheby's Olympia, London) in 2002;{2} purchased by Titi Halle of (Cora Ginsberg L.L.C., New York, New York);{3} purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2006 (2006.3A-C). {1} She was a great-granddaughter of Empress Joséphine and married to Prince Wilhelm of Baden. In the 1880s she was a regular customer of Charles Frederick Worth. {2} See Sotheby's Olympia, London, Passion for Fashion, 28 November 2002, lot 268 (illustration) Lot 273 of this sale was a swatch book record of dress purchases for the princess. {3} See the Cora Ginsberg L.L.C. publication, A Catalogue of exquisite and rare works of art including 15th to 20th century costume, textiles and needlework, winter 2005, pp. 26-7 (illustration)
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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 moiré 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.
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