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Dress

Description

Woman's dress in black dress machine net and crepe de chine, decorated with coral coloured plastic beads and gold and black sequins, with v-shaped neckline and dropped waistline, bought by the donor in Glasgow: Scottish, 1927

Museum reference

H.TM 118

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Dress

Production information

Unknown, Maker
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1927

Materials

Crepe de chine, Net

Physical description

Woman's dress in black dress machine net and crepe de chine, decorated with coral coloured plastic beads and gold and black sequins, v-shaped neckline trimmed with sequins in a floral design, sleeveless, bodice trimmed with vertical rows of sequins, dropped waistline trimmed with a three band fringe of coral coloured beads, skirt with front and back panels trimmed with a ground of pink beads and a central oval with a floral surround in black and gold-coloured sequins

Associations

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Exhibitions

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

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