The Ballroom Costumes


At all of the balls, a herald bearing a flag and carrying a trumpet introduced each set. Grant Walker was the herald in the Aesthetic Period set in the Victorian Costumes group, organized by his mother, Mrs. Byron Edmund Walker, at the Victorian Era Ball.
 

Costume worn by Grant Walker
Detail of costume worn by Grant Walker
Costume worn by Grant Walker as Herald
Toronto, 1897
Cotton velveteen; yellow silk appliqués; cream silk ruched appliqués outlined with metallic braid
Loan courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum
Detail of the costume worn by Grant Walker as Herald

 
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