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Norman Norell

Dress

Maker

Norman Norell (American, 1900-1972
b. in Indiana), designer

Title

Dress

Year

ca. 1950

Medium

  • Silk; plain weave,
  • discontinuous supplemental weft patterning,
  • appliqué

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk; plain weave,
  • discontinuous supplemental weft patterning,
  • applique

Materials

silk

Dimensions

91.4 cm (36 inches) (center back length)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Sigmund Rothschild

Object Number

60.073.4

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Books

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

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Norman Norell (American, 1900-1972
b. in Indiana), designer
Norman Norell, Inc. (American, 1960 - 1972), design label
Dress, ca. 1950
Silk; plain weave, discontinuous supplemental weft patterning, appliqué
91.4 cm (36 inches) (center back length)
Gift of Sigmund Rothschild 60.073.4

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