Ball gown in two parts (bodice)

Label: Doucet, 21 Rue de la Paix, Paris. Cream-colored silk chiffon and white cotton crochet; hook and eye closure; white silk satin twill-lining.

Bodice (a): highnecked with full, elbow-length sleeves and a two paneled skirt. Condition: good; extensive discoloration of lace at neckline; splitting in lining.

Skirt (b): the upper part of the skirt that lies under the lace panels of the skirt is made only of the white silk chiffon over the lining fabric. Condition: good; extensive splitting of the weighted silk lining.

Credit Line

Gift of Nathaniel T. Dexter

Ball gown in two parts (bodice)

  • French (Paris), About 1910
  • Designed by Jacques Doucet, French, 1853–1929
Paris, France
Dimensions
96.52 cm (38 in.)
Medium or Technique
Silk, cotton; chiffon, crochet, satin, twill
Classification
Costumes
Accession Number
1987.635a
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