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American

Dress, ca. 1931

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Dress

Year

ca. 1931

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Materials

silk,
metallic yarn

Techniques

Dimensions

139.7 cm (55 inches) (center back length)

Type

Fashion,
Costume

Credit

Gift of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

Object Number

57.083.23

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Use

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