Panel (Dress Fabric)
Charles Frederick WorthWW-1870-548465
1870·Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats and areas of plain weave·152.4 × 60.4 cm (60 × 23 3/4 in.); Repeat: 58.5 × 29.5 cm (23 1/8 × 11 5/8 in.)
Purchased with funds provided by Laurance H. Armour, Jr. and Margot B. Armour Family Foundation
Catalogue
- Year
- 1870
- Dimensions
- 152.4 × 60.4 cm (60 × 23 3/4 in.); Repeat: 58.5 × 29.5 cm (23 1/8 × 11 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Charles Frederick Worth
Artist
Charles Frederick Worth
Design
Charles Frederick Worth was an English fashion designer who founded the House of Worth, one of the foremost fashion houses of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is considered by many fashion historians to be the father of haute couture. Worth is also credited with revolutionising the business of fashion.
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- Charles Frederick Worth
- Year
- 1870
- Dimensions
- 152.4 × 60.4 cm (60 × 23 3/4 in.); Repeat: 58.5 × 29.5 cm (23 1/8 × 11 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1870-548465
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified