{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books US","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","author_name":"ACC Art Books US","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us","title":"Costume Balls - ACC Art Books US","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"WK6OytvIPk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/costume-balls\/\">Costume Balls<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/costume-balls\/embed\/#?secret=WK6OytvIPk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Costume Balls&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books US\" data-secret=\"WK6OytvIPk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9791254600719-04-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":1076,"thumbnail_height":1400,"description":"A beautiful record of the extravagant costume balls and skating carnivals that were once the pinnacle of society entertainments. Accompanies a major exhibition at the McCord Stewart Museum. Montreal, November 14, 2024 to August 17, 2025.6 Foreword Anne Eschapasse 10 Introduction Cynthia Cooper 15 Setting the Scene 18 Dressing Up History Cynthia Cooper 44 Impersonating Indigeneity Jonathan Lainey and Cynthia Cooper 70 Photographing Phantasmagoria Zo&euml; Tousignant 85 The Gallery Cynthia Cooper with Caroline Bourgeois, Amelia Desjardins, Caterina Florio, Sonia Kata, Camille Lafrance and Christian Vachon 86 The Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, 1898 146 The Historical Ball, Quebec City, 1927 194 Historical Archetypes 246 Fanciful Yet Fashionable 268 Creative Conservation Caterina Florio 276 Notes 280 Select Bibliography 282 Picture Credits 286 Index 288 Acknowledgements"}