Ball gown
This ball gown in Alençon needlepoint is said to have belonged to Eugénie de Montijo (1826–1920), the wife of Napoleon III. She was Empress of the French and last monarch of France from 1853 through to 1870.
House of Worth (? – 1956)
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Textile Museum St. Gallen (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
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About this artwork
- Title: Ball gown
- Artist: House of Worth
- Year: 1860
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Textile Museum St. Gallen
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Color intensity: Balanced

