Dress
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DressEntry/Object ID
1974.04.7505Description
Material: textile, metal. Size: 12 1/2" W. at waist x 48" L. Description: black taffeta bodice - below knee length hemline - sleeveless - black rayon underskirt edged with a 6 1/4" W. band of black dotted net - 3-tiered overskirt of black dotted net attached to dropped waistline - right side of waistline is dropped a few inches lower to a point in the skirt - deep V-neckline trimmed down the bodice front to waistline with a vertical row of three pink velvet wide-petaled flowers with silver stems and green leaves - pale pink taffeta under bodice band insert shows in the V-neckline and under the arms and closes at the left side with snaps - black overbodice closure in left side seam.Context
Dress worn by Elaine Tenney to her first dance in the 1920s..Cataloged By
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7505
7505.1