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Vera Maxwell

two-piece dress

Maker

Vera Maxwell (American, 1901-1995), designer
Vera Maxwell Originals (American, 1947 - 1985), design label

Title

two-piece dress

Year

1955

Medium

  • silk,
  • gold-wrapped yarn; plain weave,
  • discontinuous supplementary weft patterning

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Silk,
  • gold-wrapped yarn; plain weave,
  • discontinuous supplementary weft patterning

Materials

silk, gold

Dimensions

Center back: 121.9 cm (48 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: Vera Maxwell Originals

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Vera Maxwell

Object Number

59.100.1

Type

  • Costume

Publications

  • Books

Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Exhibition History

Short Retrospective of Vera Maxwell
Feb 13, 1981 – Mar 29, 1981

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Vera Maxwell (American, 1901-1995), designer
Vera Maxwell Originals (American, 1947 - 1985), design label
two-piece dress, 1955
Silk, gold-wrapped yarn; plain weave, discontinuous supplementary weft patterning
Center back: 121.9 cm (48 inches)
Gift of Vera Maxwell 59.100.1

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