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House of Worth — Dress — 1888: Fashion History

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

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House of Worth — Dress — 1888 (The Met 2009.300.665a, b)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold, 1941 · CC0 1.0 / Public Domain

Dress, dated 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: Dress
  • Date: 1888
  • Design House: House of Worth
  • Maker biography in catalogue: French, 1858–1956
  • Culture: French
  • Materials: silk
  • Object type: Dress
  • Collection: Costume Institute
  • Accession number: 2009.300.665a, b
  • Accession year: 2009

Other credited contributors

  • Designer: Charles Frederick Worth

Collection credit

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold, 1941

View the original object

Open the Met's catalogue entry to inspect the museum's photographs and object record. The accession number 2009.300.665a, b 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.

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