Designer
Jeanne Lanvin French, 1867–1946
Retailerfor
House of LanvinFrench, established 1889
CultureFrench
Titles
- Dress
Date1909
PlaceFrance
MediumMousseline de soie and gold soutache
DimensionsOverall: 56 × 22 in. (142.2 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Moselle B. Pollack Fund and donations by Mrs. Pollack's grandchildren: Karen and Roy Brooks, Susan and Forrest Bruch, Nancy and Robbie Risman, Debbie and Ricky Kaplan, Melanie and Larry Margolis, Jill and Jeff Levenson, Elizabeth Asch, Marcy and Bill Gabella, Debbie Singer, and Hal Stein. Additional funding provided by Milton and Moselle Pollack and the Textiles and Costume Institute
Object number96.947
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Geoffrey Beene
1980–1989
Wool knit, point d'Esprit net, silk organza, soutache braid, and paillettes
2000.237.A,.B
Philippe Venet
1970–1979
Silk chiffon, paillettes, rhinestones, silver sequins, white, gold, bronze bugle beads, gold seed beads, and metallic gold thread
99.614.A,.B
Unknown American
1837
Silk satin, handmade lace, tulle, and machine-made lace
98.419.A-.H
Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1983
Silk chiffon, tulle, synthetic embroidery thread, and metal zipper
2000.499.A,.B
James Galanos
c. 1992
Plain weave wool, felt wool, silk, satin, satin ribbon, metal, and plastic
2000.494
