Ramon Casas (1866-1932)
"A Decadent Girl" (1899)
Located in the Museum of Montserrat, Barcelona, Spain
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Dressing Gown
1878-1879
United States
Peabody Essex Museum (Object Number: 133939)
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Fairy puppy by boomer_the_landcloud
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The Green Dress (1890s) by John White Alexander
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Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2002 Couture
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Green wool dress, ca. 1887, American.
Designed by Catherine Donovan.
Met Museum.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but:
- arsenic dye was used to make multiple shades of green in the 18th/19th centuries
- green dyes without arsenic were also still in common use
- consumer outcry against arsenic dye started as early as the 1860s, with many manufacturers beginning to phase it out around that time due to customer demand
- arsenic – dyed clothing is not likely to do more to the wearer than cause a skin rash. The majority of deaths from exposure to the dye were caused by other, more concentrated sources, and/or among workers exposed to large quantities of the pigment on a daily basis rather than consumers
- IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF A GREEN ANTIQUE GARMENT IS DYED WITH ARSENIC WITHOUT CHEMICAL TESTING. There is NO telltale quality visible to the naked eye that I am aware of
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