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Dress
Date
1770-1780
Medium / Technique
Chiné silk taffeta, linen lining, silk lace
DimensionsFor display purpose: Support 2D: 145 × 140 × 100 cm
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments
Object NumberM966.53.1.1-3
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
The Baronne de Beaumouchel,
French Viceroys and Governors set
Maud Terroux stood out in a dress from the 18th century. Guests in possession of wearable family heirlooms welcomed an opportunity to draw attention to both their treasures and their pedigree. The dress came down from one of her ancestors, a Montreal merchant’s daughter who had married the son of a titled French military aristocrat in the 1780s. It was considerably altered from its original form to correspond to the fashionable silhouette of Maud’s own time.
The Baronne de Beaumouchel,
French Viceroys and Governors set
Maud Terroux stood out in a dress from the 18th century. Guests in possession of wearable family heirlooms welcomed an opportunity to draw attention to both their treasures and their pedigree. The dress came down from one of her ancestors, a Montreal merchant’s daughter who had married the son of a titled French military aristocrat in the 1780s. It was considerably altered from its original form to correspond to the fashionable silhouette of Maud’s own time.
Status
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Object/Image
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Miss Maud Terroux costumed as "The Baronne de Beaumouchel", in the French Viceroys and Governors set at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-123133
Miss Maud Terroux costumed as "The Baronne de Beaumouchel", in the French Viceroys and Governors set at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-123132
Miss Mary Flora Rolland in 1770s dress, Montreal, Quebec, 1873
William Notman Studio
1873
I-95411.1
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