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Peacock dress of Lady Curzon, the Glossary

The Peacock dress of Lady Curzon is a gown made of gold and silver thread embroidered by the Workshop of Kishan Chand (India), and designed by Jean-Philippe Worth for Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston to celebrate the 1902 Coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra at the second Delhi Durbar in 1903.^[1]

20 relations: Chicago Tribune, Chiffon (fabric), Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra, Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom, Delhi Durbar, Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort), Edward VII, Fashion Museum, Bath, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Goldwork (embroidery), Gown, House of Worth, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Kedleston Hall, List of individual dresses, Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, National Trust, Shah Jahan, William Logsdail, Zardozi.
1900s fashion
Collections of the National Trust
Coronation gowns

Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.

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Chiffon (fabric)

Chiffon (from the French word which means "cloth or rag"; is a lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns.Kadolph, Sara J., ed.: Textiles, 10 th edition, Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2007,, p. 230. Crepe yarn tends to have a tighter twist than standard yarns.

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Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandra

The coronation of Edward VII and his wife, Alexandra, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 9 August 1902.

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Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom

Court uniform and dress were required to be worn by those in attendance at the royal court in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Delhi Durbar

The Delhi Durbar (lit. "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India.

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Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort)

The Diwan-i-Khas (Persian: ديوان خاص), or Hall of Private Audiences, was a chamber in the Red Fort of Delhi built-in 1648 as a location for receptions.

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Edward VII

Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.

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Fashion Museum, Bath

The Fashion Museum (known before 2007 as the Museum of Costume) was housed in the Assembly Rooms in Bath, Somerset, England.

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George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, (11 January 1859 – 20 March 1925), styled The Honourable between 1858 and 1898, then known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911, and The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a prominent British statesman, Conservative politician and writer who served as Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.

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Goldwork (embroidery)

Goldwork is the art of embroidery using metal threads.

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Gown

A gown, from the Saxon word, gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee-to-full-length worn by people of both sexes in Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, the term gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and an attached skirt.

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House of Worth

The House of Worth was a French fashion house that specialized in haute couture, ready-to-wear clothes, and perfumes.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

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Kedleston Hall

Kedleston Hall is a neo-classical manor house owned by the National Trust, and seat of the Curzon family, located in Kedleston, Derbyshire, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Derby.

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List of individual dresses

This is a list of individual dresses that are famous or otherwise notable.

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Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston

Mary Victoria Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston, (née Leiter; 27 May 187018 July 1906) was an American heiress who married George Curzon, the future Viceroy of India.

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National Trust

The National Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol; Iontaobhas Náisiúnta) is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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Shah Jahan

Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also known as Shah Jahan I, was the fifth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1628 until 1658.

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William Logsdail

William Logsdail (25 May 1859 – 3 September 1944) was a prolific English landscape, portrait, and genre painter.

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Zardozi

Zardozi, or zar-douzi or zarduzi (from Classical Persian زَردوزی zardōzī, literally "gold embroidery"; translit; ज़रदोज़ी, зардӯзӣ, زردوزی, zardoʻzi), is an Iranian, Indian-subcontinent and Central Asian embroidery type.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock_dress_of_Lady_Curzon

Also known as Lady Curzon's peacock dress.