Crown To Couture Exhibition 2023 Silver Tissue Gown (1660s) And Audrey Hepburn Dress (1954)

The Pigott Gallery (Room 2), displaying a 1660s silver tissue gown worn by Lady Theophilia Harris (d.1702) next to a dress designed by Edith Head for the film Roman Holiday, altered by Givenchy for the Oscars 1954 and worn by Audrey Hepburn. Also displayed is the Oscar Statuette presented to Edith Head at the 1954 Academy Awards for Costume Design for Roman Holiday.