Object Title

Full-Length Nightgown with Yoke

Part of

Esta Nesbitt Fashion IllustrationsSeries 2. GeneralAvisco Acetate Lingerie


Material Category
Drawing/Painting/Print
Type of Work
drawings
Description
Illustration of a full-length nightgown with yoke detail, which is very similar to an illustration found in an advertisement by the American Viscose Corporation, suggesting that this may have served as a preliminary sketch. According to the advertisement's copy, the gown is made from Webco's 100% Avisco acetate tricot fabric.
Date
1940s
Related people
American Viscose Corporation (commissioner)
Esta Nesbitt (artist)
Inscription
Esta (signature)
Inscription Source
recto
Measurements
30 in (width) x 24 in (height)
Related Repository
Kellen Design Archives
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ (copyrighted)
Location
box OSxxx3, folder 8
Identifier
KA008601_OSxxx3_f08_01
Related Objects
Avisco Advertisement Featuring Acetate Tricot Nightgown

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