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Alex Ceslas Rzewuski
Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese; Woman's Dress with Overdress1926

Not on view
Court dress ensemble on a mannequin: cream empire-silhouette gown with gold embroidery and a sweeping crimson velvet train embroidered with large-scale gold floral and foliate 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.
Designer
Alex Ceslas Rzewuski
Poland, active France, 1892-1983
Design House
Lanvin
France, Paris, founded 1889
Title
Fancy Dress Costume for Ganna Walska as Pauline Borghese; Woman's Dress with Overdress
Place Made
France
Date Made
1926
Medium
Silk velvet, lamé, silk jersey, metallic thread embroidery
Dimensions
a) Overdress center back length: 111 in. (281.94 cm); b) Dress center back length: 106 in. (269.24 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.