Dress; sheath of golden tan camel hair with wide, round neckline and wide, bracelet-length sleeves

Title
Dress; sheath of golden tan camel hair with wide, round neckline and wide, bracelet-length sleeves
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Diedesch, Marie
Designer
Georgette Tritere
Description
Dress; sheath of golden tan camel hair with wide, round neckline and wide, bracelet-length sleeves; slit pockets at front-side seams; trimmed in swirly ribbon at hem and sleeve ends; mid-length; center-back zip closure; lined in beige silk.
Designer Label
Designer Label: Georgette Tritere Crest Room/ M & T Scotney Mills/ 100% Camel Hair
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States
Date
1960/1969
Identifier
1981.098.009
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Camel Hair
Technique
Sheath
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Camel hair comes from the two-humped Bactrian camel from the fine, soft undercoat. Hand fibers are gathered by hand during molting season.