House of worth peacock dress

Lady Curzon's Peacock Dress

Lady Curzon wearing the "Peacock Dress" created for her in 1903 by the House of Worth (designed by Jean-Philippe Worth) for the Indian Durbar to commemorate Edward VII's Coronation.

Portrait of Lady Curzon by William Logsdail, 1909. The "Peacock Dress," by the House of Worth, was made of silk taffeta with metal thread embroidery in a peacock feather pattern, with the eye of each plume set with glittering green beetle wings. Worn by Lady Curzon at the 1903 Delhi Durbar.

Lady Mary Curzon's Peacock dress

Worth's 1902 "Peacock" Dress on display in England: a study and recreation project, still ongoing

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Kedleston Hall: The peacock dress by Worth

Charles Frederick Worth - Wikipedia

PEACOCK PRINT EVENING GOWN, c. 1910 Peacock tail printed silk chiffon w/ embroidered & beaded peacock on bodice.

The House of Worth is a French house of high fashion that specializes in haute couture, ready-to-wear clothes, and perfumes. The historic house was founded in 1858 by designer Charles Frederick Wor…

Ensemble 1870, The John Brite Collection

Indian embroiderers and House of Worth combined forces to create the magnificent peacock gown Lady Mary Curzon wore in 1903.

Evening gown, Jean-Philippe Worth, ca. 1895. Brocaded silk satin with turquoise & silver peacock feathers on lilac ground. Two-piece gown is reminiscent of 18th century open robes. It has open-front skirt and ¾-length sleeves trimmed with lace engageantes. Lined with aqua silk taffeta, bodice has boned seams and cotton tapelace trim. Similar gown, from 1894, in Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mode Museum, Hasselt

The Peacock dress detail at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire UK

A bonus at Kedleston is an impressive collection of riches acquired by Lord Curzon when he was Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century. It is comparable in some respects to the collection at Powys of Clive of India, but Clive was of a different age, when the Brits were conquering India, not merely ruling it. Lord Curzon; in an ivory-carved frame; dozens of such large carved pieces... Local weaponry Silver sedan chair; sitting room furnishings The Peacock Dress, worn by Lady Mary…

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