Dress of warm red wine silk velvet with accents of ecru lace at the neckline and arms

Title
Dress of warm red wine silk velvet with accents of ecru lace at the neckline and arms
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Hawthorne, Betty
Description
Dress of warm red wine silk velvet with accents of ecru lace at the neckline and arms; trim of squirrel fur around forearms; deep cowl neckline of velvet with a chiffon and lace dickey covering bust; self-velvet ties drape down to hips from shoulders; slightly dropped waistline with an attached belt with jeweled buckle with rhinestones and 2 plastic fluted ovals; set-in short sleeves of velvet with lace sleeves to wrists; wrists have button closures; long skirt features godets and draping panel; dipped hem in back; concealed side snap closure at waist area; loose, draping silhouette.
Motif
Jeweled belt buckle Floral motif
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States France
Date
1930/1939
Identifier
1991.006.003
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Silk Velvet Lace Chiffon Squirrel Fur
Technique
Deep cowl neckline Dickey Godets Set-in sleeves Attached belt
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
User-added image