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American

Dress, ca. 1955

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Dress

Year

ca. 1955

Medium

Silk, acetate, metallic film, ribbon; machine lace, plain weave, net, appliqué

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • acetate,
  • film (material),
  • silk

Techniques

  • plain weave,
  • appliqué (prefered spelling),
  • applique,
  • machine made lace,
  • machine lace,
  • net (fabric name)

Dimensions

116.8 cm (46 inches) (center back length)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Irving I. Fain

Object Number

73.163.6

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Dress with the accession number of 73.163.6. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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