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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

Mon Pascaud, Woman's Fancy Dress Costume, 'Queen of Sheba', 1926, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. William J. Robertson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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