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Women's Silk Dress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and Accessories

GUSN

GUSN-250970

Description

Brown/rust silk dress; cap sleeves; bandeau-type neck; striped with bands of geometric motif alternating with plain bands; trimmed with two rows of brown iridescent beads in cremon pattern

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
machine sewing (technique)
silk (textile)
beads by form
floral patterns
geometric motifs
Silk
Beads
Striped
Dress

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Cile Burbidge (Mrs. John Burbidge)

Accession Number

1991.105

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