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Unknown Maker, French

Dress

Maker

Unknown Maker, French

Culture

French

Title

Dress

Year

ca. 1927

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

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

Materials

metallic yarn, glass beads, gems (worked stones)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

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

Object Number

69.003

Type

  • Costume

Exhibition History

Luminous Lace
Jan 27, 2017 – Jul 30, 2017

Label copy

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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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, French
Dress, ca. 1927
Raschel knit lace with metallic yarn, faceted-glass bugle beads, glass gems
Gift of Miss Helen Tuttle in memory of Mrs. Edwina B. Stillman 69.003

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