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Evening dress

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2018.2.21.6.CW.DR.C1927.FR
Author:
House of Mary Nowitzky (French, 1924-1930)
Description
Muslin butterfly print evening dress. Two-tone, made of blue chiffon at front and double light green chiffon at back, with a slouched top, a small oval neckline, a train with a double butterfly print at the hem - the top layer is shorter, so that two butterflies are visible one above the other, with long flyaway sleeves with a butterfly print on each half of them – all the "butterflies" are cut out along the wings edges. The light green part of the dress is sewn by the sides and gathered with an elastic band, a long green chiffon sash is attached to the back and in the side seams.
Material
Silk
Origin
circa 1927 Paris, France
Related person
House of Mary Nowitzky (French, 1924-1930) (creator)
Exhibitions History
• 2016.07.13–2016.10.16. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st Century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia.
• 2016.12.01–2017.11.01. ‘Tamed Nature. 18th–21st century. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2018.06.04–2018.12.02. ‘Resort of the fashion from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection. Fashion from 18th to 20th century.’ Heydar Aliyev Center, Baku, Azerbaijan.2015.11.10–2016.11.18. ‘Invitation to the Ball. 1915–2015. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Museum of Applied Arts and Design, Vilnius, Lithuania.
• 2020.06.01–2020.10.30. ‘Fashion and Nature. 1785–2005. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Silute Hugo Sheu Museum (Hugo Sheu Manor), Silutė, Lithuania.
• 2021.09.17–2021.11.14. ‘To Play To The Gallery. Fashion And Portrait.’ Together with Museum of Art and History, Geneva, Switzerland. Museum of Art and History, Palatine’s room, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2023.07.15–2023.11.05. ‘The Paradox of Fashion: Fashion versus Art.’ Alexandre Vassiliev foundation together with Kampa Museum Funds. Kampa Museum, Prague, Czech Republic.
• 2024.12.05–2025.05.05. ‘Art Deco. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Cultural center-museum of Suvalkija (Sūduva) (Paežeriai Manor), Vilkaviškis district, Lithuania.