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Dress

1937 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White crêpe dress with a pair of gold-tone metal fastenings and a pale pink crêpe petticoat.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Dress
  • Dress Fastening
  • Dress Fastening
  • Petticoat
  • Dress Preserver
  • Dress Preserver
Materials and techniques
Matt silk crêpe decorated with drawn threadwork, gold-tone metal
Brief description
Crêpe dress and petticoat with a pair of metal fastenings, designed by Madeleine Vionnet, Paris, 1937.
Physical description
White crêpe dress with a pair of gold-tone metal fastenings and a pale pink crêpe petticoat.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Amy Bird on behalf of Lady Dovercourt
Collection
Accession number
T.201 to C-1973

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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