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dress, cocktail

human history
  • Other Name

    dress, cocktail

    dress, evening

  • Description

    dress, cocktail; creme/beige embroidered silk (satin) with pink synthetic lining; full skirted dress cut to midknee, combining a fitted bodice, scoop neck, 3/4 sleeves and a tight waist. large fabric rose sewn to wearers side. machine stiched with zip at back; labelled as "a Siltex garment", the style is an appropriation of the "New Look Line" by Christian Dior, made for the New Zealand market, circa 1958.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    2002.90.1
  • Accession Date
    04 Oct 2002
  • Department
dress, front

Images and documents

Images

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    gift of Vivienne Gilbert, Auckland, 2002, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2002.90.1
  • Primary Maker

     Siltex (Clothing manufacturer)

     Arthur Barnett Ltd (Retailer)

  • Place
  • Date
    Circa 1958
  • Technique
  • Period
  • Signature/marks

    labeled 'Siltex Garment / Made In New Zealand', (maker's mark)

  • Media
  • Measurement Description
    length (from back of neck to base) 1060 mm x width across shoulders 400 mm x width of waist 300 mm x width across hem 780 mm x length of sleeve 400 mm
  • Measurement Reading

    1060mm

    400mm

    300mm

    780mm

    400mm

  • Classification
  • Last Update
    31 Aug 2017
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