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La lecture

Fashion Design
late 1926 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'La lecture.' Pleated pink silk dress with blush pink sleeveless coat.
One of 122 dress designs for afternoon dresses and tea gowns for Winter 1926-7 bound in a volume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • La lecture (assigned by artist)
  • Hiver, 1926-27, Robes d'Après-midi et Tea Gowns (series title)
Materials and techniques
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour
Brief description
Jean-Charles Worth. 'La lecture.' Pleated pink silk dress with blush pink sleeveless coat.
One of 122 designs for afternoon dresses and tea gowns for Winter 1926-7.
Physical description
'La lecture.' Pleated pink silk dress with blush pink sleeveless coat.
One of 122 dress designs for afternoon dresses and tea gowns for Winter 1926-7 bound in a volume.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 13.5cm
approximate
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
Collection
Accession number
E.12953-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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