Evening Dress
ca. 1932 (designed)
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Evening dress of embroidered blue silk net with blue sequins interspaced with star shapes outlined in dark blue silk bugle beads, thinning towards the hem. Full length princess line with a low V-neck back and front, and it is sleeveless. The top of the shoulder strap is of plaited blue chiffon. There is a fluted basque of the same material, dipping at the front and shaped to a point at the centre back. The skirt flares from knee to hem. It fastens on the left side with hooks and eyes. The dress is mounted on a blue satin petticoat with a scalloped hem trimmed with a matching chiffon frill. The top is faced with écru net and the skirt is supported on a double layer of fine blue silk net, and a blue silk frill lined with matching chiffon. Stitched to a side seam of the petticoat is a white label machine-embroidered in yellow with 'Norman Hartnell, 10, Braton St., W.'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk net, sequins, silk bugle beads, chiffon, satin, lined |
| Brief description | Evening dress of embroidered silk net and chiffon with sequins and beads, designed by Norman Hartnell, London, ca. 1932 |
| Physical description | Evening dress of embroidered blue silk net with blue sequins interspaced with star shapes outlined in dark blue silk bugle beads, thinning towards the hem. Full length princess line with a low V-neck back and front, and it is sleeveless. The top of the shoulder strap is of plaited blue chiffon. There is a fluted basque of the same material, dipping at the front and shaped to a point at the centre back. The skirt flares from knee to hem. It fastens on the left side with hooks and eyes. The dress is mounted on a blue satin petticoat with a scalloped hem trimmed with a matching chiffon frill. The top is faced with écru net and the skirt is supported on a double layer of fine blue silk net, and a blue silk frill lined with matching chiffon. Stitched to a side seam of the petticoat is a white label machine-embroidered in yellow with 'Norman Hartnell, 10, Braton St., W.'. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Norman Hartnell, 10, Braton St., W.' (Machine-embroidered in yellow on a white label, stitched to a side seam of the petticoat) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. E. Noton |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.218-1963 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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