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Été 1901

Fashion Design
mid-1901 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is one of a group of 58 sketches for dresses bound in a volume entitled Été 1901 (Summer 1901) from the Paris fashion house of Paquin. Founded by Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936) in 1891, Paquin was one of the most successful couture establishments at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Another volume of 1901 designs collects together 29 designs for gowns specifically created for actresses and singers, including Juanita de Frezia and Carolina Otero, stars of the Folies-Bergère; and the musical theatre star Jeanne Granier (1852-1939), for whom this puce velvet day dress trimmed with black Chantilly lace was designed.



Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleÉté 1901 (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Pencil sketch
Brief description
Jeanne Paquin. Été 1901. Day dress for Jeanne Granier. Puce cotton velvet trimmed with black Chantilly lace.
Physical description
Day dress for Jeanne Granier. Puce cotton velvet trimmed with black Chantilly lace. One of a group of 58 fashion designs bound in a volume of Paquin designs for Summer 1901. Most in pencil with some ink and watercolour, some with names, details, and fabric swatches attached.
Dimensions
  • Page height: 36cm
  • Page width: 29cm
Credit line
Given by the House of Worth
Summary
This is one of a group of 58 sketches for dresses bound in a volume entitled Été 1901 (Summer 1901) from the Paris fashion house of Paquin. Founded by Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936) in 1891, Paquin was one of the most successful couture establishments at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Another volume of 1901 designs collects together 29 designs for gowns specifically created for actresses and singers, including Juanita de Frezia and Carolina Otero, stars of the Folies-Bergère; and the musical theatre star Jeanne Granier (1852-1939), for whom this puce velvet day dress trimmed with black Chantilly lace was designed.

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.388-1957

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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