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Accession Number 1985.46.1 Title pink lace dress with sequins Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type dress Date Made 1920-1929 Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques woven, plain, georgette ?; lace, tape, Point ?; beadwork Description

Pink sleeveless mid-length dress of silk crepe with pink lace overlay. Scooped neckline in front and V-neckline in back; dropped waistline; two skirts of different length (6 cm), the shorter one over the longer; each…

Pink sleeveless mid-length dress of silk crepe with pink lace overlay. Scooped neckline in front and V-neckline in back; dropped waistline; two skirts of different length (6 cm), the shorter one over the longer; each skirt covered with pink lace. Lace is a variation of Battenberg tape lace: narrow pink tapes in a vermicellicular pattern worked with needle lace stitches in pink rayon (?) flossy thread. Irridescent pink transparent sequins attached to lace in random manner.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Walter H. Johns