Object Title
Black Wool Dress with Gold Mesh Accents
Part of
Collection: Herbert Sondheim, Inc. fashion business scrapbooks
Material Category
Drawing/Painting/Print
Type of Work
design drawings
Description
Black wool dress with a calf-length skirt, v-neckline, long juliet sleeves, and gold mesh down the left side of the skirt and around the waistline, which pulls through a crepe belt and ties into a bow. Sketch (in partial color) also includes a small view of the back of the dress that shows buttons extending from the neck to waistline. Model is depicted holding a lit cigarette and wearing gloves and a small cone hat with veil.
Date
1935 – 1940
Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)
Robert Piguet (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 8.25 in (height)
Inscription
[Right]: Piguet/Blk/wool/mesh
[Left]: JC/gold/mesh/crepe belt pulls thru/ties bow (text)
Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Location
box 4, folder 38
Identifier
KA0039_V9p38-004
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Material Category
Drawing/Painting/PrintType of Work
design drawingsDescription
Black wool dress with a calf-length skirt, v-neckline, long juliet sleeves, and gold mesh down the left side of the skirt and around the waistline, which pulls through a crepe belt and ties into a bow. Sketch (in partial color) also includes a small view of the back of the dress that shows buttons extending from the neck to waistline. Model is depicted holding a lit cigarette and wearing gloves and a small cone hat with veil.Date
1935 – 1940Related people
Herbert Sondheim, Inc (compiler)Robert Piguet (designer)
Measurements
5.5 in (width) x 8.25 in (height)Inscription
[Right]: Piguet/Blk/wool/mesh [Left]: JC/gold/mesh/crepe belt pulls thru/ties bow (text)Use Restrictions
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Location
box 4, folder 38Identifier
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