Dress of peach gauze with round neckline and long sleeves with cuffs

Title
Dress of peach gauze with round neckline and long sleeves with cuffs
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Emberson, Heather V.
Designer
Nelly Don
Description
a) Dress of peach gauze with round neckline and long sleeves with cuffs; rust red, round buttons with loops at right shoulder to neckline, and at cuffs; sash from shoulder buttons trails down to above waist and has a patch of flowers in a basket at the hem; vertical pin pleats at shoulders; accents of pique stitch on bodice; drop waist skirt has has small reverse box pleats spaced 3 1/4" apart all around the skirt; hem dips in a crescent in between the pleats; tiny patch pocket at left front hip with an appliques patch of flowers in a basket; serged hem; unlined and see-through b) Belt of double faced peach gauze with buckle of peach tortoise shell.
Designer Label
Nelly Don/ REG, U.S. PAT. OFF
Motif
Basket of flowers
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
United States
Date
1930/1939
Identifier
1984.001.003
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Gauze
Technique
Patch Open-stitch work
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
More information: http://vintagefashionguild.org/label-resource/don-nelly/