Dress of black silk crepe embellished with black stitch embroidery and beads
- Title
- Dress of black silk crepe embellished with black stitch embroidery and beads
- LC Subject
- main garments
- Donor
- West, Mrs.
- Description
- Dress of black silk crepe embellished with black stitch embroidery and beads; dress has high round neckline with scalloped lace trim and bead accents; bodice has vertical stripes of alternating bead-work and embroidery; long sleeves have self-embroidery and bead-work to the elbow and pleated crepe to the cuffs; cuffs of black crepe about 1" band with two snap closures; lower mid-length skirt of black crepe with three band tiers of bead and embroidered black crepe; top band flounce encircles the drop waist; band flounce at mid skirt and above the hem are just on the front of the skirt; left side of skirt features a sash of pleated crepe that falls lower than hemline; snap closure along left shoulder.
- Motif
- Abstract designs
- Work Type
- dresses (garments)
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1920/1929
- Identifier
- 1900.015.001
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Silk Crepe Beads
- Technique
- Embroidery and bead-work Drop waist Tiered bands (flounces) Shoulder closure
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
