Court presentation gown [dress, train, headpiece, tiara, fan, gloves, shoes]

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Paris and London Worth
Britain
1858 – 1954

Court presentation gown [dress, train, headpiece, tiara, fan, gloves, shoes]
1938
silk net, satin underdress, sequins, paste & glass jewellery, ostrich feathers, plastic, kid gloves with mother-of-pearl buttons, satin-covered shoes
Place made
London
Medium
silk net, satin underdress, sequins, paste & glass jewellery, ostrich feathers, plastic, kid gloves with mother-of-pearl buttons, satin-covered shoes
Dimensions
125.0 x 29.5 cm (dress)
193.0 x 92.0 cm (train)
83.0 cm (headpiece)
22.0 x 20.0 cm (tiara)
45.5 x 46.0 cm (fan)
68.0 cm (gloves each)
24.8 cm (shoes each)
Credit line
Gift of Katherine Verco 1994
Accession number
944A17(a-g)
Signature and date
Woven label on inside right seam of dress "C Worth/LONDON".
Media category
Dress
Collection area
International decorative arts and design