Dress in two parts (bodice, skirt)
Charles Frederick Worth
(English (active in France), about 1825–1895)
about 1888
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniqueSilk warp-printed plain weave (faille) and silk plain weave (crepe)
DimensionsBodice: Center back: 72 cm (28 3/8 in.)
Skirt: Center back: 179 cm (70 1/2 in.)
Skirt: Center back: 179 cm (70 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Susan Miller Jackson
Accession number2010.995.1-2
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ProvenanceAround 1884, purchased in Paris by Edith Allen Forster; by inheritance to her daughter Dorothy Forster Miller; in 1969, by inheritance to her daughter Susan Miller Jackson; gift of Susan Jackson to MFA (Accession date: December 15, 2010)
late 19th century
first half of 20th century
