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Dress
Date
1927
Medium / Technique
Silk velvet, silk taffeta underskirt and ruched ribbon, China silk lining, ostrich plumes, faux flowers metal hook and eyes, metal snaps, feather boning
Dimensions157.9 cm
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberM967.11.17.1-3
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of L. Marguerite Vaughan
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
The Princesse de Savoie
Marguerite Pillow of Montreal recalled that she had her dress copied from a portrait of Madame de Pompadour in the Louvre. Unlike most costumes displayed here, hers has never been altered. While the 1890s renderings of the 18th century always conformed to the hourglass silhouette fashionable in that decade, this version, like others from the 1920s, opted for the flattened bustline so fashionable then.
The Princesse de Savoie
Marguerite Pillow of Montreal recalled that she had her dress copied from a portrait of Madame de Pompadour in the Louvre. Unlike most costumes displayed here, hers has never been altered. While the 1890s renderings of the 18th century always conformed to the hourglass silhouette fashionable in that decade, this version, like others from the 1920s, opted for the flattened bustline so fashionable then.
Status
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Object/Image
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Miss Marguerite Pillow costumed as "The Princesse de Savoie," for the Quebec City Historical Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1927
Rice Studio Limited
1927
M975.118.39.3
Ensemble/Component
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