Object Title
Printed Chiffon Evening Dress with Black Velvet Bows and Bands
Part of
Collection: Herbert Sondheim, Inc. fashion business scrapbooks
Material Category
Drawing/Painting/Print
Type of Work
design drawings
Description
Printed chiffon evening dress with a crossed sleeveless bodice, black velvet bows on each shoulder, and four slightly shirred bands of black velvet near the bottom of the floor-length skirt. Sketch (in color) also includes a partial view of the back of the dress that shows a bare upper torso and a black velvet belt that ties at the back of the waist and is not seen in the front. Although the color of the print is not indicated, the sketch appears to be made with pink and blue graphite.
Date
1935 – 1940
Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)
Jeanne Paquin (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 7.25 in (height)
Inscription
[Right]: Paquin/Print chiffon/crosses/Back/velvet/belt/in/back/only
[Left]: velvet/bows/4 velvet/bands/slightly shirred (text)
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Location
box 3, folder 28
Identifier
KA0039_V9p28-007
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Material Category
Drawing/Painting/PrintType of Work
design drawingsDescription
Printed chiffon evening dress with a crossed sleeveless bodice, black velvet bows on each shoulder, and four slightly shirred bands of black velvet near the bottom of the floor-length skirt. Sketch (in color) also includes a partial view of the back of the dress that shows a bare upper torso and a black velvet belt that ties at the back of the waist and is not seen in the front. Although the color of the print is not indicated, the sketch appears to be made with pink and blue graphite.Date
1935 – 1940Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)Jeanne Paquin (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 7.25 in (height)Inscription
[Right]: Paquin/Print chiffon/crosses/Back/velvet/belt/in/back/only [Left]: velvet/bows/4 velvet/bands/slightly shirred (text)Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Location
box 3, folder 28Identifier
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