Dress of large floral print silk in pastel shades of lilac, lavender, grey, aqua, and turquoise
- Title
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Dress of large floral print silk in pastel shades of lilac, lavender, grey, aqua, and turquoise
- LC Subject
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main garments
- Donor
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Diedesch, Marie
- Designer
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Maxwell, Vera
- Description
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Dress of large floral print silk in pastel shades of lilac, lavender, grey, aqua, and turquoise; water flowers like lilies and lotus; rolled collar with short sash tie at side; short sleeves; long bust darts from side seam waist; slight A-line skirt; center-back zip closure; lined in pale aqua nylon.
- Designer Label
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Vera Maxwell/ Original
- Motif
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Lilies and lotus flowers
- Work Type
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dresses (garments)
- Location
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United States
- Date
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1960/1969
- Identifier
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1980.017.002
- Rights
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In Copyright
- License
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Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
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Image
- Format
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image/tiff
- Material
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Silk
- Technique
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Separate collar piece
- Set
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Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
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Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
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Oregon State University
- Note
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Vera Maxwell Originals opened in 1947 and closed in 1964. The Union label dates this dress to 1964 to 1973, therefore this dress is likely from 1964. Purchased at Meier & Frank, Crest Room in Salem, OR for $120.00.