Madeleine Vionnet
Day Dress

Day Dress
Day Dress
DesignerFrench, 1876–1975
Retailer1912–1914, 1919–1939
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Day Dress
Date1919–1920
PlaceParis, France
MediumSilk crepe
DimensionsOverall: 52 3/4 × 30 1/4 in. (134 × 76.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Textile and Costume Institute
Object number91.1343
Not on view

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Provenance[Spink & Son, Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 1991.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited "Fabulously French: Haute Couture 1897 - 1997", February 23 through April 20, 1997, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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Ensemble
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c. 1985
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93.486.A-.C
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1985–1999
Wool jersey
97.232
Wholecloth Quilt
Deborah Faulkner
c. 1780–1840
Wool
B.76.75
Wholecloth Quilt
Unknown American
c. 1790–1820
Wool and cotton
B.79.233
Wholecloth Quilt
Unknown American
c. 1780–1840
Wool
B.62.25
Wholecloth Quilt
Unknown American
c. 1780–1840
Wool
B.56.52
Dress
Robert Ricci
c. 1980
Acetate, wool crepe, and satin
2001.597
Robe à la Française [Dress and Petticoat]
Unknown French
1765-1780
Silk brocade with silver floss and fluting
2022.115
Day Dress
Karl Lagerfeld
c. 1983
Silk crepe, lace, paillettes, and fake pearls
94.1220.A-.C
Unknown Japanese
c. 1868–1912
Silk with bronze hardware and wooden frame
2020.272