House of Worth — Court presentation ensemble — ca. 1888: Fashion History

Explore court presentation ensemble (ca. 1888) by House of Worth: materials, catalogue facts and collection credit from the Met's Costume Institute.

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House of Worth — Court presentation ensemble — ca. 1888 (The Met 2007.385a–l) — The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2007 · CC0 1.0 / Public Domain

Court presentation ensemble, dated ca. 1888, is an object in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute collection. The catalogue identifies House of Worth as Design House.

Materials and catalogue facts

Object: Court presentation ensemble
Date: ca. 1888
Design House: House of Worth
Maker biography in catalogue: French, 1858–1956
Culture: French
Materials: (a) silk, metal, feathers, glass; (b–d) silk, metal; (e, f) silk; (g) feathers, silk, metal; (h–l) silk, metal
Object type: Court Presentation Ensemble
Collection: Costume Institute
Accession number: 2007.385a–l
Accession year: 2007

Other credited contributors

Designer: Charles Frederick Worth

Collection credit

Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2007

View the original object

Open the Met's catalogue entry to inspect the museum's photographs and object record. The accession number 2007.385a–l identifies this particular collection object. The date and maker attribution above retain the museum's wording, including approximate dates or qualified attributions.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art collection data. This record is marked public domain by the museum; its open-access data and supplied image are available under CC0 1.0.