Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection

Dress (Terno) of ivory cotton with airbrush strokes of pale pink

Title
Dress (Terno) of ivory cotton with airbrush strokes of pale pink
LC Subject
main garments
Donor
Lienkaemper, Gertrude
Description
Dress (Terno) of ivory cotton with airbrush strokes of pale pink and print of pink branches with twigs and blue flowers that resemble a Chinese or Japanese tree; accents of navy blue flowers; dress is accented with iridescent sequins with bead at center; wide neckline; very wide, short sleeves of stiffened net of abaca, a hemp fabric from a plant native to the Philippines; sleeves have accents of fabric of the branches on the dress; wrap skirt with fan detail at side; calf-length; cotton lined; center-back zip closure.
Motif
Branches with twigs and flowers
Work Type
dresses (garments)
Location
Philippines
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1976.002.003
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Cotton Net Sequins: Beads
Technique
"Butterfly" sleeves Stiffened hemp sleeves are very wide wrap skirt
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University