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Day dress of wool and silk brocade, designed by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, ca. 1889. Day dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of dark green wool and red-ground silk brocade with a floral pattern. The bodice is waist-length, panelled with satin and

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Day dress of wool and silk brocade, designed by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, ca. 1889. Day dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of dark green wool and red-ground silk brocade with a floral pattern. The bodice is waist-length, panelled with satin and edged with black moiré ribbon. It is trimmed at the back with a made-up bow with long pendant ends. The dress fastens at the shoulder over a boned green silk bodice lining. The sleeves are long with a high pleated shoulder. Collar and cuffs are faced with gold beaded tulle. The skirt has a slightly draped front, with the back flared and arranged in deep pleats. It is mounted over a green silk petticoat, and boned and taped to a bustle shape at the back. The skirt fastens at the back with hooks and eyes. It may have been altered and have lost a side panel. A machine-woven label 'WORTH PARIS' has been stitched to the waist tape.  Wool, with figured satin panels, edged with moiré ribbon, lined with silk, boned, pleats, gold beaded tulle.
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Title: Day dress of wool and silk brocade, designed by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, ca. 1889. Day dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of dark green wool and red-ground silk brocade with a floral pattern. The bodice is waist-length, panelled with satin and
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Day dress of wool and silk brocade, designed by Charles Frederick Worth, Paris, ca.
1889.
 Day dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of dark green wool and red-ground silk brocade with a floral pattern.
The bodice is waist-length, panelled with satin and edged with black moiré ribbon.
It is trimmed at the back with a made-up bow with long pendant ends.
The dress fastens at the shoulder over a boned green silk bodice lining.
The sleeves are long with a high pleated shoulder.
Collar and cuffs are faced with gold beaded tulle.
The skirt has a slightly draped front, with the back flared and arranged in deep pleats.
It is mounted over a green silk petticoat, and boned and taped to a bustle shape at the back.
The skirt fastens at the back with hooks and eyes.
It may have been altered and have lost a side panel.
A machine-woven label 'WORTH PARIS' has been stitched to the waist tape.
  Wool, with figured satin panels, edged with moiré ribbon, lined with silk, boned, pleats, gold beaded tulle.

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