Evening Dress
1962 (made)
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Scarlet velvet evening gown with satin hanging sleeves, accessorised with gold kid leather shoes, a gold lamé hat and a figured gold lamé handbag.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | velvet and gold lamé |
| Brief description | Scarlet velvet evening dress, 1962, English, Madame Asiter, with gold fabric hand bag. With pair of gold leather shoes, Selby, comissioned by Dame Edith Sitwell, England, 1962, and gold hat, 1962, English, Whiteleys. |
| Physical description | Scarlet velvet evening gown with satin hanging sleeves, accessorised with gold kid leather shoes, a gold lamé hat and a figured gold lamé handbag. |
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| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Worn by Dame Edith Sitwell and given by Mr Francis Sitwell |
| Object history | Complete ensemble worn by Edith Sitwell to her 75th birthday celebrations at the Royal Festival Hall on 9th October 1962. |
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| Accession number | T.7-1974 |
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| Record created | August 30, 2007 |
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