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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

  • plain weave,
  • Continuous supplementary weft,
  • satin weave

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

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evening dress, 1930's

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