Late 1800s Worth Formal Dresses
Below are pictures of two Worth gowns from the Late 1800s, displayed in the "Gilded New York" exhibit at the Museum New York City. You can also see some pictures on the Museum of New York's website located here.
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Diane Kovalcin
1883 Costume Dress - 1885-86 Evening Dress
Diane Kovalcin
Descriptions of the dresses and other items
Diane Kovalcin
1883 Costume Dress - 1885-86 Evening Dress
Diane Kovalcin
1883 Costume Dress - 1885-86 Evening Dress
Worth Evening Dress, 1885-86
Diane Kovalcin
1885-86 Evening Dress
Maison Worth (Paris, 1858-1956)
Charles Frederick Worth (1825-95),designer
Evening dress, 1885-86
Silk damask in chrysanthemum pattern, satin, 18th-century bobbin lace, ostrich feathers
Museum of the City of New York gift of Mrs. Phillip W. Livermore,41.224.2a-b
Susan Toker
1885-86 Evening Dress
Diane Kovalcin
1885-86 Evening Dress
Susan Toker
1885-86 Evening Dress
Diane Kovalcin
1885-86 Evening Dress
Diane Kovalcin
1885-86 Evening Dress
Susan Toker
1885-86 Evening Dress
Susan Toker
1885-86 Evening Dress
Worth "Electric Light" Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Maison Worth (Paris, 1858-1956)
Charles Frederick Worth (1825-95),designer
"Electric Light" fancy dress costume worn to Vanderbilt Ball, 1883
Satin, metallic thread embroidery, paillettes and beads, velvet, tulle with applied tinsel and looped cord edging, glass pearls, fringe
Museum of the City of New York gift of Countess Laszlo Szechenyi, 51.284.3a-h
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Diane Kovalcin
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
Susan Toker
Fancy Dress Costume, 1883
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