Dress
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.1.30.29ab.CW.DR.C1868.FRDescription
Greige silk taffeta dress of colour calle "Paris dust" consisting of a bodice and a skirt. Bodice is decorated with 8 macrame trimmed buttons and white lace collar. Bodice and skirt are adorned by ruffles.The transformations of Paris under the Second Empire orchestrated by the famous Baron Haussmann, leads to the great attendance of the French capital by tourists who use omnibuses and other carriages. All this croud raises a dust that will become legendary on the point to leave its name to a colour. Later, the scandalous writer of the Belle Epoque, Jean LORRAIN, will dedicate a novel to it: "Poussière de Paris" published in 1899.
Material
Silk taffetaOrigin
circa 1868 FranceExhibitions History
• 2019.7.14 - 2019.8.31 - "Resort elegance - Vichy 1852-1870", Palais des congrès, Vichy, France• 2019.9.2 - 2019.9.22 - "Invitation to the ball", Hotel de Forceville, Amiens, France
• 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.
• 2024.06.11–2024.10.26. ‘A day in the 19th century manor: from morning rituals to banquets. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Daugyvenė museum-reserve of cultural history (Burbiškis Manor), Radviliškis district, Lithuania.
• 2025.01.10–2025.02.15. ‘Family gatherings and festivities. 1860–1980. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas culture center ‘Sedulina’, Visaginas, Lithuania.