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Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon

Evening dress

Maker

Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon (American, 1923 - 1969), dressmaker
Bergdorf Goodman (American, est. 1899), retailer

Title

Evening dress

Year

1937

Medium

  • silk,
  • metallic yarn; compound weave,
  • velvet,
  • printed

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • metallic yarn; compound weave,
  • velvet,
  • printed

Materials

silk, Metallic-wrapped yarn

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Label: Bergdorf Goodman / Mrs. Goddard / 10/19/37

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Goddard family

Object Number

2005.89.5

Type

  • Costume

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Bergdorf Goodman Custom Salon (American, 1923 - 1969), dressmaker
Bergdorf Goodman (American, est. 1899), retailer
Evening dress, 1937
Silk, metallic yarn; compound weave, velvet, printed
Gift of the Goddard family 2005.89.5

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