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Watercolour drawing, a design for a theatrical or masquerade fancy-dress ball costume. Short white full-skirted dress made of multiple layers of tulle, the hem coal-black with roaring flames around the skirt and a salamander in the centre front, flames on the sleeves and a sun at the neck and a sun-ray headdress, model carries a burning torch.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Title
Fire
Date
1860s
Medium
watercolour
Measurements
H 18 x W 12.4 cm
Accession number
E.22086-1957
Acquisition method
Given by the House of Worth
Work type
Watercolour
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