Object Title
Bonwit Teller Display Featuring a Solid Women's Ensemble by Tina Leser
Part of
Dan Arje Papers ➔ Series 2. Photographs ➔ Albums, 1950-1981
Material Category
Photographic Material
Type of Work
photographic prints
Description
Bonwit Teller window display featuring a solid dress designed by Tina Leser on a mannequin styled with a hat. The background features a figure made of chicken wire that is draped in fabric and is wearing a feather bonnet evocative of male Scottish Highlander costume. A banner at the bottom of the display reads "BONWITS FOR CASHMERE, blanket plaids and wools touched with cashmere by Tina Leser Sports Floor, the Fifth."
Date
August 23 1955
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Tina Leser (designer)
Worsinger (photographer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
Fifth Avenue/August 23rd/1437-5/Worsinger/Bonwit Teller (text)
Inscription Source
recto
Measurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)
Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
binder 1
Identifier
KA0001_000011
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Material Category
Photographic MaterialType of Work
photographic printsDescription
Bonwit Teller window display featuring a solid dress designed by Tina Leser on a mannequin styled with a hat. The background features a figure made of chicken wire that is draped in fabric and is wearing a feather bonnet evocative of male Scottish Highlander costume. A banner at the bottom of the display reads "BONWITS FOR CASHMERE, blanket plaids and wools touched with cashmere by Tina Leser Sports Floor, the Fifth."Date
August 23 1955Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)Tina Leser (designer)
Worsinger (photographer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
Fifth Avenue/August 23rd/1437-5/Worsinger/Bonwit Teller (text)Inscription Source
rectoMeasurements
8 in (width) x 10 in (height)Related Repository
Kellen Design ArchivesDepartment stores, Show windows, Women's clothing, Department stores--United States, Display of merchandise, Show windows, Fashion merchandising
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)Location
binder 1Identifier
KA0001_000011There’s more! What you see on this site is only what is viewable online. Please visit archives.newschool.edu to find out more about what’s in the archives.