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Vera Maxwell, designer

Two-piece dress, 1955

Description

Maker

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

Title

Two-piece dress

Year

1955

Medium

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

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk,
  • gold

Dimensions

Center back: 121.9 cm (48 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Vera Maxwell Originals

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Vera Maxwell

Object Number

59.100.1

Projects & Publications

Publications

Cocktail Culture

Ritual and Invention in American Fashion 1920 - 1980

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Short Retrospective of Vera Maxwell

February 13 - March 29, 1981

Related

Vera Maxwell, designer

skirt, 1955

Vera Maxwell, designer

bodice, 1955

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