Object Title
Bonwit Teller Window Display Featuring Linen Dress by Stella Sloat and Vegetable Mask
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 knee length sleeveless dress by Stella Sloat. The ensemble also includes heels, earrings and an elaborate garden-themed mask constructed from paper vegetables. Display includes a wooden lattice frame. A banner at the bottom of the display that reads: "How does your garden grow? With flower colored linens by Stella Sloat. Sports floor the fifth."
Date
1948 – 1973
Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)
Virginia Roehl (photographer)
Stella Sloat (designer)
William J. Cunningham (designer)
Dan Arje (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
39296M (illegible) (text)
Bonwit Teller/ 721 5th Avenue/ New York City 10022/ New York/ Display Director: Dan Arje/ One of a series of windows with simple linen dresses as merchandise masks for the manikins were made of paper vegetables + ribbons/ Masks by Bill Cunningham + Sebastian (text)
Inscription Source
recto
verso
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 3
Identifier
KA0001_000215
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Material Category
Photographic MaterialType of Work
photographic printsDescription
Bonwit Teller window display featuring knee length sleeveless dress by Stella Sloat. The ensemble also includes heels, earrings and an elaborate garden-themed mask constructed from paper vegetables. Display includes a wooden lattice frame. A banner at the bottom of the display that reads: "How does your garden grow? With flower colored linens by Stella Sloat. Sports floor the fifth."Date
1948 – 1973Related people
Bonwit Teller & Co (commissioner)Virginia Roehl (photographer)
Stella Sloat (designer)
William J. Cunningham (designer)
Dan Arje (designer)
Dan Arje (compiler)
Inscription
39296M (illegible) (text)Bonwit Teller/ 721 5th Avenue/ New York City 10022/ New York/ Display Director: Dan Arje/ One of a series of windows with simple linen dresses as merchandise masks for the manikins were made of paper vegetables + ribbons/ Masks by Bill Cunningham + Sebastian (text)
Inscription Source
rectoverso
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 3Identifier
KA0001_000215Related Objects
There’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.