Dress
1923 (made)
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Dress and scarf of golden brown silk satin. The dress has a wide round neck, and long sleeves fastening at the waist with small self covered buttons and low waist. The bodice is unshaped. Trimming with a narrow band of self material stitched down the centre front, and another stitched at the waist and hanging half way down the skirt. These are cut with the run of the material reversed so that there is a contrast of tone and texture. The skirt is lined with sateen and the flounce with crêpe.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, lined with sateen, crêpe |
| Brief description | Germaine. Dress and scarf of silk satin, France, 1923 |
| Physical description | Dress and scarf of golden brown silk satin. The dress has a wide round neck, and long sleeves fastening at the waist with small self covered buttons and low waist. The bodice is unshaped. Trimming with a narrow band of self material stitched down the centre front, and another stitched at the waist and hanging half way down the skirt. These are cut with the run of the material reversed so that there is a contrast of tone and texture. The skirt is lined with sateen and the flounce with crêpe. |
| Credit line | Given by the Comtesse de Tremereuc |
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| Accession number | T.370&A-1960 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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