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Frankie Welch

Frankie Turtle dress,

Description

Maker

  • Frankie Welch

Title

Frankie Turtle dress

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Synthetic fiber (Arnel or polyester?),
  • plain weave; printed

Techniques

  • Synthetic fiber (Arnel or polyester?),
  • plain weave; printed

Dimensions

Center back length: 165.1 cm (65 inches)

Type

  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Peggy Welch Williams and Genie Welch Leisure in memory of their mother Frankie Welch

Object Number

2021.89.1

About

Frankie Turtle dress

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 Frankie Turtle dress with the accession number of 2021.89.1. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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