Gown
Jean-Philippe Worth
(French, 1856–1926)
House of Worth
(French, 1858–1956)
about 1895
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin, self patterned trimmed with net and applied ornament of embroidered buckram with glass beads, faux pearls, and rhinestones
DimensionsOther (bodice): 48.3 cm (19 in.)
Other (skirt CB): 188 cm (74 in.)
Other (skirt CB): 188 cm (74 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jane Norton Nichols
Accession number2003.288.1-2
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ProvenanceWorn by donor's grandmother, Jane Norton Morgan, wife of J. P. Morgan; Gift from Jane Norton Nichols (donor's mother) to Henrietta N. Meyer, 1974; Gift to the MFA, June 25, 2003
about 1915
1950–59
