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Mon Pascaud
Woman's Fancy Dress Costume Ensemble (Headdress, Top, Pants, and Shoes), 'Queen of Sheba'1926

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Theatrical costume on a white mannequin: beaded rose-pink tunic with wide sleeves, multi-panel embroidered skirt in navy, olive, and gold, pearl necklaces, and an elaborate gold wing-shaped headdress with long amber bead strands
Designer
Mon Pascaud
France, 20th century
Title
Woman's Fancy Dress Costume Ensemble (Headdress, Top, Pants, and Shoes), 'Queen of Sheba'
Place Made
France
Date Made
1926
Medium
Headdress: Silk plain weave with metal-wrapped-silk thread supplementary weft patterning with silk velvet, faux pearls, and crystals; Top: Silk plain weave with metal-wrapped-silk thread supplementary weft patterning and silk plain weave (crepe chiffon) with crystals and metal-wrapped-silk thread braid; Pants: Silk and metal wrapped silk thread lace and silk plain weave (crepe chiffon) with metal wrapped silk thread fringe, elastic, cotton grosgrain, and crystals; Shoes: Silk satin and leather with metal and paste stones
Dimensions
Overall (Headdress, excluding pearl swags): 14 1/2 × 21 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (36.83 × 53.98 × 16.51 cm) Length (Top): 50 3/8 in. (127.95 cm) Length (Pants): 36 in. (91.44 cm) Overall (Shoes): 5 × 3 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (12.7 × 8.57 × 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William J. Robertson
Accession Number
M.88.210.2a-e
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles