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American

Black silk dress with fringe, ca. 1939

Description

Maker

Culture

American

Title

Black silk dress with fringe

Year

ca. 1939

Medium

Silk, crepe yarn; plain weave, plaited

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • crepe

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • plaiting,
  • plaited

Dimensions

115.6 cm (45 1/2 inches) (center back length)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Elisha Dyer

Object Number

60.006.5

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Cocktail Culture

April 15 - July 31, 2011

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Black silk dress with fringe with the accession number of 60.006.5. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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