House of Worth — "Tulipes Hollandaises" (textile) — 1889: Fashion History
Explore "tulipes hollandaises" (textile) (1889) by House of Worth: materials, catalogue facts and collection credit from the Met's Costume Institute.
"Tulipes Hollandaises" (textile), dated 1889, 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: "Tulipes Hollandaises" (textile)
- Date: 1889
- Design House: House of Worth
- Maker biography in catalogue: French, 1858–1956
- Culture: French
- Materials: silk, cotton, metal
- Object type: Evening cloak
- Collection: Costume Institute
- Accession number: 2009.300.1708
- Accession year: 2009
Other credited contributors
- Designer: Charles Frederick Worth
- Manufacturer: A. Gourd & Cie
- Retailer: Moret, Poeckès & Baumlin
Collection credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of the Princess Viggo in accordance with the wishes of the Misses Hewitt, 1931
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Open the Met's catalogue entry to inspect the museum's photographs and object record. The accession number 2009.300.1708 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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