Dress
1950-1955 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dress of white figured cotton shirting. The bodice has elbow length dolman style sleeves and has a small tuxedo style collar with self ties. It fastens in the front to the waist with gold gilt studs. Each side of the front has three horizontal tucks and one bust dart at an acute angle. The full skirt is gathered into the waist and reinforced with side tape. Two pockets are set into the side seams of the skirt.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Figured cotton shirting |
| Brief description | Dress of figured cotton shirting, designed by Claire McCardell, United States, 1950-1955 |
| Physical description | Dress of white figured cotton shirting. The bodice has elbow length dolman style sleeves and has a small tuxedo style collar with self ties. It fastens in the front to the waist with gold gilt studs. Each side of the front has three horizontal tucks and one bust dart at an acute angle. The full skirt is gathered into the waist and reinforced with side tape. Two pockets are set into the side seams of the skirt. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Adrian McCardell |
| Object history | RF number is 1977/2146. The RF contains an illustration of the dress. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.78-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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