Cocktail Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Cocktail Dress

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.215

Description

A medium length cocktail dress made out of light pink taffeta covered in a coral, floral-patterned lace. There is a visible, horizontal seam joining the skirt to the bodice, and a silver zipper that extends about two-thirds of the way down the back.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta, Lace

Color

Pink, Silver

Made/Created

Date made

1955 - 1965

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

360A

Dimensions

Width

22 in

Length

41 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while dress is lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Pairs with NU 2021.216