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Dress

Object number94.51.326 a,b

Made by House of Worth (French, 1858 - 1956)

Designer Charles Fredrick Worth (French, 1825 - 1895)

Datec. 1880

OriginParis, France

Mediumsilk, cotton, metal, wood

Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of Estate of Rosalie Spang

DescriptionTwo-piece afternoon dress consisting of bodice and skirt. Wine-colored velvet and cream brocade silk with lace details.Dimensions26 in. (66 cm)
InscriptionsCorset strap labeled "Worth, 7. Ruedela Paix. Paris".
Historical NotesHouse of Worth was a major Paris fashion house very popular amongst the wealthy elite of the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This dress belonged to Rosalie Spang. Rosalie's grandfather Henry Spang started the Etna Iron Works with his son, Rosalie's father, Charles Frederick in 1828. By the 1840s they were making the first iron pipe west of the Alleghenies. By 1877, the company name had changed to Spang, Chalfant & Company. Rosalie died in 1932 at the age of 87. Miss Spang spent much of her life in Nice, France.

Related institution Spang, Chalfant and Company

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