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Presentation gown

1889
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSilk and crêpe; ivory faille silk, embroidered, chiffon
DimensionsOverall (bodice): 43 cm (16 15/16 in.)
Length (skirt): 141.6 cm (55 3/4 in.)
Length (train): 340.4 cm (134 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Olivia James Chapman
Accession number55.579a-d
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
About 1890
Group shot: 2007.1134.1-2
Sorelle Fontana
mid to late 1960s
Group shot: 50.803a-b
Charles Frederick Worth
about 1880
Women's evening dress
Howard Greer
1940s
Dress
House of Prada
about 2000
Charles Frederick Worth
about 1888
Restricted
Jean-Philippe Worth
about 1895
Evening dress
Cristóbal Balenciaga
1949