Cocktail Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Cocktail Dress

Entry/Object ID

2011.49

Description

A short, beige silk sleeveless cocktail dress. There is decorative netting inserts along the bottom of the skirt, in a curvilinear pattern; there are also two bands of netting inset along the neckline. The dress opens along the left side, and closes with silver snaps.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Color

Beige, Black

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1925

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Dress, Cocktail

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

28

Dimensions

Length

42-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair