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American

Evening dress, 1915-1920

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

American

Title

Evening dress

Year

1915-1920

Medium

Rayon, metallic thread; damask weave, lacing

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • rayon,
  • metallic yarn

Dimensions

Center back: 111.8 cm (44 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of the estate of Miss Ethel Merriman

Object Number

68.108.50

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

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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 the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Evening dress with the accession number of 68.108.50. 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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