Fortuny Dress - Black & Silver Pattern

Woven Textile

Hammond Castle Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HM-225

Description

Dress is designed by Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo. Black velvet tabard dress with gold pleated silk panels, featuring a gold block-printed design on the front, back, and sleeves. The block print pattern on the black gown reflects Persian style influence from the fifteenth century. This particular pattern is called "Moresco", a word in Italian which literally translates to "Moorish". Donated by Princess Evangeline Zalstem-Zalessky

Collection

Tapestry

Acquisition

Accession

225

Made/Created

Place

Location

Fortuny (Italian)

Notes

Date: 1920-1930

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Provenance

Notes

Donated by Princess Evagline Zalessky possibly 1955-1965

General Notes

Note Type

1966 Corinne Witham Guidebook (47)

Note Type

1987-02-05 Renaissance Man exhibition PR (Fortuny dresses), p(1-2)

Note Type

Fortuny Fabric info book

Note Type

1955-08-01 Zalessky permanent loan list, p(1-2)

Note Type

1956-03-21 Enclosure 1 - Zalessky loan values

Note Type

1956-09-08 Zalessky donation list & values