evening dress & slip & scarf


evening dress & slip & scarf

Summary

Fawn, brown and orange lace, and fawn silk crepe. Round neck in front, deeper V at back. No sleeves. Sides are very flared and have two joins. Loops at waist for crepe belt covered with fawn lace, fastening with ornage enamel and imitation coral clasp. Slip : Crepe, cut on straight. Round neck in front, V at back. Narrow shoulder straps. Left back skirt continuing round inside left front, overlap open. Broad frill, thin orange silk crepe. Scarf : Long straight fawn lace piece with one straight and one scalloped side. Ends cut diagonally and scalloped, each seam to a braod band of brown lace and another of orange lace, scalloped at edge.


Object Name

evening dress & slip & scarf

Date Created

1931-1934

Dimensions

Length: 150cm
Scarf: 259cm x 39.5cm
Slip: 81.3cm
Hem: 370.8cm
Waist: 81.3cm

accession number

1957.97/3

Medium

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