Object: Evening dress
Date: c. 1926
Medium: Cotton, sequins, and bugle beads
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Joan Vass
Object number: 2008.78.1
DescriptionHand beaded black sequin flapper style evening dress with pale yellow floral and leaf design at left front neckline cascading to back bodice; attached loose over bodice and skirt panels with sequins in horizontal pattern and dress in vertical pattern - sequins applied with chain stitch creates fish scale effect; dropped waist; sleeveless; below knee, irregular hemline with longer fishtail back; bugle bead edge trim; knit cotton substrate material
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Ravishing: The Rose in Fashion