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Unknown Maker, American

Dress

Maker

Unknown Maker, American

Culture

American

Title

Dress

Year

ca. 1931

Medium

  • silk,
  • wrapped metallic yarn; plain weave,
  • satin weave,
  • continuous supplemental weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • wrapped metallic yarn; plain weave,
  • satin weave,
  • continuous supplemental weft patterning

Materials

silk, metallic yarn

Dimensions

139.7 cm (55 inches) (center back length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Object Number

57.083.23

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Books

Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

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Unknown Maker, American
Dress, ca. 1931
Silk, wrapped metallic yarn; plain weave, satin weave, continuous supplemental weft patterning
139.7 cm (55 inches) (center back length)
Gift of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities 57.083.23

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