Dress

Marks or LabelsHandwritten in pencil on front bodice lining: Mlle Beique Printed on underarm pads: Kleinert's / GEM / GUARANTEED / (...) U.S. PAT. OFF. / MADE IN CANADA / DOUBLE COVERED / CRESCENT / 3 2 50

Date 1920-1929

Medium / Technique Silk damask, silk taffeta, glazed cotton plain weave, linen plain weave, cotton tulle, silk satin ribbon, cotton lace, boning, silver metal hook and eye, cotton twill tape

Dimensions135.8 cm (length); bust: 72.6 cm (circumference); waist: 64.6 cm (circumference); sleeve: 45.2 cm (length)

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments

Object NumberMMQ1993.19.02

DivisionDress, Fashion and Textiles - Fashion, clothing and accessories

CollectionMusée de la mode

CreditGift of Suzanne Bernardin

NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
The Comtesse d’Estaing
A pencilled inscription in the lining of the bodice of this dress, “Mlle Béïque,” was the clue linking it to this ball. Andrée Béïque of Montreal appears to have had it copied from the well-known illustration Les Adieux by Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. The wired lace collar seen in her portrait has since been disassembled and the lace placed flat along the edges of the neckline.

Status

On view

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