ca. 1865 Princess Pauline Metternich wearing a Worth dress photograph by Andre Adolphe Eugene Disderi

From Paul Frecker; sepia tone removed and image enlarged by half by gogm.

Pauline Metternich models a Worth crinoline with strong geometric markings on the hem as described in Elizabeth Ann Coleman's The Opulent Era - Fashions of Worth, Doucet and Pingat, p. 86.

Keywords:  1865, Worth, Disderi, Princess Metternich, Princess, French, straight coiffure, high neckline, long close sleeves, cuffs, crinoline, bows


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