On May 3, 2001,a c.1888 velvet, cut velvet and satin court train and gown
designed by couturier Charles Frederick Worth
sold at Doyle New York for $101,500 (including buyer's premium)
setting a new world record for an antique dress sold at auction
designed by couturier Charles Frederick Worth
sold at Doyle New York for $101,500 (including buyer's premium)
setting a new world record for an antique dress sold at auction
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| Charles Frederick Worth c.1888 Velvet and Satin Court Train and Gown (photo via Doyle New York) |
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| the house of The Attic |
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| with my son on Nantucket |
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| my grandmother and grandfather |
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| The Museum of the City of New York "The House of Worth" Catalog |
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| my grandmother |
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Vintage Textiles by Elizabeth Kurella, 1999
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| the fax to Jan Reeder at Doyle New York, 30 Jan 2001 |
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Doyle New York
175 E. 87th St.
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Martha Washington is my 7th great-grandmother
George Washington is simultaneously
my 8th step great-grandfather
and
my 7th great uncle
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| Martha and George Washington |
George and Martha adopted Martha's grandchildren
Eleanor (Nellie) and George Custis
(this is where the step great-grandfather comes in)
Nellie married
George's nephew Lawrence Lewis
(this is where the great uncle comes in)
Their son Edward married Mary Picton Stevens (Garnett)
Their daughter was the one who wore the gown and married Charles Merrill Chapin
Their daughter Mary Stevens married Shepard Krech
Their daughter was my grandmother, Mary Esther Krech who married William Jackson
Their daughter is my mother, Mary Stevens Jackson (Lylee Krech)
Eleanor (Nellie) and George Custis
(this is where the step great-grandfather comes in)
Nellie married
George's nephew Lawrence Lewis
(this is where the great uncle comes in)
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| Lawrence Lewis and Eleanor (Nellie) Custis Their son Lorenzo married Esther Maria Coxe |
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| Lorenzo Lewis and Esther Maria Coxe |
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| Lorenzo Lewis |
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| Col. Edward Parke Custis Lewis and Mary Picton Stevens Garnett (Col. Custis was the ambassador to Portugal) |
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| Mary Picton Stevens Garnett Lewis |
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| Charles Merrill Chapin and Esther Maria Lewis (Esther Maria Lewis wore the Worth gown-she was my great-great-grandmother) |
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| Shepard Krech and Mary Stevens Chapin |
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| William Brinkerhoff Jackson and Mary Esther Krech |
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| Mary Stevens Jackson (Lylee Krech) and Eleftherios Pericles Seggos My mother pregnant with me, and my father |
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| Monica Alexandra Seggos (me) |
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My great-great grandmother Esther Maria Lewis Chapin
My great-grandmother Mary Stevens Chapin Krech holding my mom
My grandmother Mary Esther Krech Jackson
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Mary Stevens Krech
Mary Esther Krech Jackson
Mary Stevens Jackson
in Vogue Magazine, November 1946, Volume 108, Issue 8
Illustrated by Carl Erickson (Eric)
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Doyle New York,
Sunday the 29th of April 2001
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| Monica Seggos and Robbie von Kampen by Bill Cunningham |
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| Monica Seggos and Robbie von Kampen by Bill Cunningham |
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| the dress I wore to the viewing |
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| the dress I wore to the auction, Thursday 3 May 2001, 10am |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Restaurant; View with people; Designed by Dorothy Draper. Photographed 1950s. © The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| from Table d'hote and à la carte: The Museum's Restaurants by Stephanie Post on metmuseum.org |
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| another gown consigned to Doyle |
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| my grandmother |
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| Anglomania, The Costume Institute, 3 May 2006 |
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| Vogue Magazine July 2006 |
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the restored gown on display at blog:mode
screenshot from gettyimages post
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various comments
as seen on The Met's blogpost
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| Acknowledgement of donation |