COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.46.25.1a-d
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MMA_.46.25.1a-d
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Worth, Charles Frederick
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Worth, Charles Frederick
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; British; English
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European; British; English
Creator Nationality
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Creator Role:
Designer
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Designer
Creator Role
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Creator Dates/Places:
English, 1826 - 1895
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English, 1826 - 1895
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Designed by Charles Frederick Worth
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Designed by Charles Frederick Worth
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Ball gown
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Ball gown
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1872
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ca. 1872
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1870
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1870
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1874
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1874
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
silk
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silk
Materials and Techniques
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Classification Term:
Main dress-Womenswear
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Main dress-Womenswear
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
(a,b) L. at center back 55 in. (140 cm); (d) L. at side seam 23 in. (58.5 cm)
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(a,b) L. at center back 55 in. (140 cm); (d) L. at side seam 23 in. (58.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
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ID Number:
46.25.1a-d
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46.25.1a-d
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Philip K. Rhinelander, 1946
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Gift of Mrs. Philip K. Rhinelander, 1946
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Worth rarely scrutinized or adapted forms from the East; in this unusual example, he has emulated Middle Eastern enamels. More often, he was an instrument of a Western taste that was projected globally via imperialism. He is said to have created 250 dresses on commission from Empress Eugénie for her appearances at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1868. This gown was worn by Mrs. William De Forest Manice, the donor's grandmother, at both the French and English courts during the reigns of Napoleon III and Queen Victoria. When worn on such occasions, the dress had a detachable brocade train, since destroyed.
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<P>Worth rarely scrutinized or adapted forms from the East; in this unusual example, he has emulated Middle Eastern enamels. More often, he was an instrument of a Western taste that was projected globally via imperialism. He is said to have created 250 dresses on commission from Empress Eugénie for her appearances at the opening of the Suez Canal in 1868. This gown was worn by Mrs. William De Forest Manice, the donor's grandmother, at both the French and English courts during the reigns of Napoleon III and Queen Victoria. When worn on such occasions, the dress had a detachable brocade train, since destroyed.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ci.46.25.1a-d.R.tif
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MMA_.ci.46.25.1a-d.R.tif
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