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Title: Ball gown

Design House: House of Worth (French, 1858–1956)

Designer: Jean-Philippe Worth (French, 1856–1926)

Date: 1898

Culture: French

Medium: silk, rhinestones, metal

This gown is made from a very special fabric which was woven à la disposition to fit the shape and dimensions of the skirt so that the butterflies flutter upward from the hem and, being graduated in size, seem to disappear in the distance.