Dinner dress

Charles Frederick Worth|House of Worth

ca. 1877 · silk · Costume Institute

Moss roses are distinctive for the mossy growth on their calyx lobes, hips, and flower stalks. In this dress, they are shown only as buds, the splendid anticipation of full-blown beauty. Sir Walter Scott in Lady of the Lake (1810), wrote, "the rose is fairest when 'tis budding new."

Artist

Charles Frederick Worth|House of Worth

Date

ca. 1877

Medium

silk

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of Mary Pierrepont Beckwith, 1969