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Alex Ceslas Rzewuski
Woman's Dress and Overdress, Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese1926

Not on view
Court gown displayed on white mannequin: cream Empire-silhouette dress with gold vine embroidery and a dramatic crimson velvet train embroidered with large-scale gold botanical motifs
Theatrical costume displayed on a mannequin: a floor-length ivory gown with gold embroidered chevron trim, paired with a sweeping red velvet train featuring gold foliate patterns. Headdress of layered cream and red feathers atop a gold turban. Photographed against a dark background.

Alex Ceslas Rzewuski, Lanvin, Woman's Dress and Overdress, Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese, 1926, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Rita and Ross Barrett, Costume Council Fund, and gift of Anna Bing Arnold, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Alex Ceslas Rzewuski
Poland, active France, 1892-1983
Design House
Lanvin
France, Paris, founded 1889
Title
Woman's Dress and Overdress, Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese
Place Made
France
Date Made
1926
Medium
Overdress: Silk velvet, with silk and metal-wrapped-silk thread plain weave (lamé), metal-wrapped-silk thread lace, and metallic thread embroidery Dress: Silk knit (jersey), silk plain weave, and silk net with celluloid sequins, glass beads, crystals, and metal and pearl ornament
Dimensions
Center back length (Overdress): 104 in. (264.16 cm) Length (Dress): 129 1/4 in. (328.3 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Rita and Ross Barrett, Costume Council Fund, and gift of Anna Bing Arnold
Accession Number
M.87.80.12a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Tallmadge, Hania. Ganna Walska: Portraits of an Era. Santa Barbara, CA: Hania Tallmadge, 2019.