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Evening dress
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Marks or LabelsNone
Date
About 1810
Medium / Technique
Silk twill, starched cotton muslin, cotton lace, chenille yarn, fake pearl beads, cotton twill tape
Dimensions133.3 cm (length); bust: 78.2 cm (circumferebce); sleeve: 16.4 cm (length)
ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments
Object NumberM982.20.1
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Hélène Surveyer LeMoyne
NotesExhibition Costume Balls - Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
Madame de Lanaudière
Lemoyne Family of Longueuil set
Élodie Barnard portrayed Marie-Catherine Lemoyne, daughter of Charles, the second baron of Longueuil, who was the second wife of Charles-François Tarieu de Lanaudière, an 18th-century colonial officer and seigneur, and son of the famous late-17th-century heroine Madeleine de Verchères. Although Élodie Barnard’s early 19th-century costume was a family heirloom, it was an anachronism, off by a half century!
Madame de Lanaudière
Lemoyne Family of Longueuil set
Élodie Barnard portrayed Marie-Catherine Lemoyne, daughter of Charles, the second baron of Longueuil, who was the second wife of Charles-François Tarieu de Lanaudière, an 18th-century colonial officer and seigneur, and son of the famous late-17th-century heroine Madeleine de Verchères. Although Élodie Barnard’s early 19th-century costume was a family heirloom, it was an anachronism, off by a half century!
Status
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Object/Image
Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum 
Raoul de Saint-Phalle costumed as "Viceroy M. de Chastes" in the French Viceroys and Governors set and Frances Tessier (née Barnard), wife of Jules Tessier, and Élodie Barnard costumed as "The 7th Baroness of Longueuil" and "Madame de Lanaudière" both in the Lemoyne Family of Longueuil set at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1898
Wm. Notman & Son
1898
II-124358.1
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