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Accession Number 1978.12.1.a Title yellow beaded evening dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made 1923-1928 Place Made North America: Canada Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques silk; woven, plain, chiffon; machine sewn; handfinished; embroidered; beaded Measurements overall: 95 x 54 cm Description

Yellow chiffon party dress with shallow boat necline; no sleeves; dropped waist; ties sewn in side seams at waist line; embroidered with silver coloured bugle beads and aqua semi-transparent beads and sequins. Beading…

Yellow chiffon party dress with shallow boat necline; no sleeves; dropped waist; ties sewn in side seams at waist line; embroidered with silver coloured bugle beads and aqua semi-transparent beads and sequins. Beading forms a stylized landscape of two silver mountains behind a lake. Stylized waves and foliate around hem.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Judy Gordon