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A la Gavotte, label

Patterned silk shoes with rhinestone embellishment, ca. 1927

Description

Maker

  • A la Gavotte, French, label

Title

Patterned silk shoes with rhinestone embellishment

Year

ca. 1927

Medium

Silk, wrapped metallic yarn, metallic yarn, crystal, leather, wood; satin weave, continuous and discontinuous supplemental weft patterning, embroidered

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • metallic yarn,
  • metallic thread,
  • crystal,
  • silk,
  • leather,
  • wood

Techniques

  • embroidery,
  • embroidering,
  • embroidered,
  • satin weave

Dimensions

21.6 cm (8 1/2 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

A la Gavotte, 26 Avenue de l'Opera, Paris

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume Accessories

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Harry E. Darrah

Object Number

78.079.26

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 Patterned silk shoes with rhinestone embellishment with the accession number of 78.079.26. 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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