Ball gown

Description

Woman's evening dress or ball gown, in pale beige silk taffeta, with a low sweetheart neckline with pleated detailing and wide shoulder straps, fitted, structured bodice with off-centre seams and padded bust and wide curving pleats to full stiffened skirt, three-quarter length, labelled in the centre back, the bodice of the dress is unlined, the skirt lined with stiffened paper: American, by Ceil Chapman, mid 1950s

Museum reference

K.2013.80

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Ball gown, Dress

Production information

Chapman, Ceil (Cecilia), 1912 - 1979, Designer
USA, North America

Date

Mid 1950s

Materials

Taffeta, Cotton, Paper

Physical description

Woman's evening dress or ball gown, in pale beige silk taffeta, with a low sweetheart neckline with pleated detailing and wide shoulder straps, fitted, structured bodice with off-centre seams and padded bust and wide curving pleats to full stiffened skirt, three-quarter length, labelled in the centre back, the bodice of the dress is unlined, the skirt lined with stiffened paper: American, by Ceil Chapman, mid 1950s

Associations

Previous owner: Anne Dettmer Collection

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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