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French

Dress, ca. 1927

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

French

Title

Dress

Year

ca. 1927

Medium

Raschel knit lace with metallic yarn, faceted-glass bugle beads, glass gems

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • metallic yarn,
  • glass beads,
  • gems (worked stones)

Techniques

  • Raschel knit lace

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Miss Helen Tuttle in memory of Mrs. Edwina B. Stillman

Object Number

69.003

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Luminous Lace

January 27 - July 30, 2017

This silver and beige lace chemise is embellished overall with brillant emerald-colored glass beads and gems. When worn, the panels would have floated away from the body at the hip, resolving in a layered hemlinethat, with the glass embellishments, would have added dynamic visual energy. The geometric design of the lace ground was created utilizing raschel knit lace, an economical machine-made alternative to handmade lace. The styling—particularly the lamé central band and the hip girdle embellished with palm motifs—recalls the Egyptian revival in 1920s design. According to the donors, this dress was worn by German opera singer Frieda Hempel (1885–1955).

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