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Charles James, designer

Evening dress, 1955

Description

Maker

  • Charles James, 1906-1978, American (b. England), designer

Title

Evening dress

Year

1955

Medium

Silk velvet

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Dimensions

Center back length: 139.7 cm (55 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Charles James NYC

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jr.

Object Number

57.192A

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

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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 Evening dress with the accession number of 57.192A. 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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