Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese; Woman's Dress with Overdress

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Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese; Woman's Dress with Overdress

France, 1926
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Silk velvet, lamé, silk jersey, metallic thread embroidery
a) Overdress center back length: 111 in. (281.94 cm); b) Dress center back length: 106 in. (269.24 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by Rita and Ross Barrett, Costume Council Fund, and gift of Anna Bing Arnold (M.87.80.12a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Tallmadge, Hania. Ganna Walska: Portraits of an Era. Santa Barbara, CA: Hania Tallmadge, 2019.