Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1997.9.20

Description

Light blue and orange wool trapeze dress. Floor-length. Neck and shoulders of dress are orange, bordered with a band of dark blue. Narrow and shallow rounded neckline with a standing collar. Three-quarter length sleeves that widen from shoulder to bottom hem, which is edged with a band of orange and one of dark blue. Bust of dress is shaped. Dress has two seam pockets at the front waist. Front and back of dress are decorated with a tableau of rising felt balloons in red, pink, and brown. Geometric black and white human figures, clothed in polychromatic fabrics, stand together holding hands underneath the ballons. The bottom hem of the dress is edged with a band of orange and of dark blue. Dress has semi-detached pale blue shift. "YYK" zipper closure down center back of dress.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Weldom, Kathryn Estate of

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Felt

Material

Wool

Color

Blue, Orange, Red, Pink, Brown, Green

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Length: 144cm Width (b): 47cm