Beaded black dress

Maker
Unkown
Production date
1944
 Description
Beaded party dress.
Material - single layer of transparent black chiffon. Joins in material - shoulder straps are seperate pieces, joins from armpits down to arrowpoints (down the sides) skirt, joins up left side. Design front and rear, floral, extensive - shoulder straps, large design front, rear and skirt and hem, weighs dress down. Design done by cylindrical beads (dia:1 1/2mm length:2 1/2mm) hollow sewn onto dress, beads are clear glass/plastic with silvered interior.

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Maker
Production date
1944
Media/Materials
Textile - beaded
Measurements
Length: 990mm x Width: 630mm
Sleeve: 60mm


shoulder to shoulder:370mm, width:650mm
length hem to shoulder:930mm
Production place
France
Collection
Friends of Waikato Museum/Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Gift of the Friends of Waikato Museum,
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1990/57/1

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