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Philip Hulitar, designer

Light brown lace dress, ca. 1950

Description

Maker

  • Philip Hulitar, 1905 - 1992, American, designer

Title

Light brown lace dress

Year

ca. 1950

Medium

Nylon, acetate, cotton; gauze weave, Alençon-type machine lace, hand appliquéd

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • nylon,
  • acetate

Techniques

  • appliqué (prefered spelling),
  • applique,
  • gauze weave,
  • machine made lace,
  • machine lace

Dimensions

111.1 cm (43 13/16 inches) (center back length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Philip Hulitar

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Mrs. R. L. Gilpatric

Object Number

60.078.7

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Cocktail Culture

April 15 - July 31, 2011

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 Light brown lace dress with the accession number of 60.078.7. 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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