Object: Evening dress
Date: c. 1924
Medium: Silk, fish scale cellophane sequins, glass, and metal
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of The Sons of the Revolution in The State of New York
Object number: 71.230.1
DescriptionSleeveless V-neck chemise dress with fish scale cellophane sequins on silk net; crystal and gold metal beads on pointed hipline panels and side inserts; fringe of crystal bugle beads
Label Text:The shimmering sequins on this evening dress are made from gelatin, a natural animal by-product that is translucent and colorless. Gelatin sequins are extremely delicate; they can swell or dissolve when exposed to moisture. Hardened gelatin was a precursor to modern plastics, however, and in the 1930s, gelatin sequins were replaced by cellophane versions.
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- Fashion and Technology