Dress

Designer Morel-Pineau

Marks or LabelsLabel woven into grosgrain ribbon belt of skirt: Morel Pineau / GENEVE

Date About 1930

Medium / Technique Silk taffeta, silk tulle, silk grosgrain ribbon, metal hook and eye, metal bar, boning, fake pearl beads, rhinestones, gold metal settings, interfacing, elastic trim

Dimensions.1) Bodice: 48.3 cm (length); bust: 71.2 cm (circumference); sleeve: 49.7 cm (length) .2) Skirt: 118.2 cm (length); waist: 57.6 cm (circumference) .3) Brooch: 5.0 cm × 3.3 cm (length × width) .4) Ornament: 78.2 cm × 1.7 cm (length × width)

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments

Origin Geneva, Switzeland, Europe

Object NumberM976.4.40.1-4

DivisionDress, Fashion and Textiles - Fashion, clothing and accessories

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of Adele Stuart

NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
The Duchess of Richmond
Adele Stuart of Quebec City portrayed Frances Stuart, remembered as a romantic figure of the 1660s, who, as a lady-in-waiting to the wife of Charles II, refused to become his mistress. While he plotted to divorce in order to marry her, she eloped with the Duke of Richmond. Adele Stuart’s costume was made from an 1890s dress that she had extensively remodelled.

Status

On view

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