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dress, woman's

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  • Description

    dress, woman's, black chiffon full-length dress, long sleeves, `gold' lamé godets on skirt and bodice, covered buttons on waist line, side opening.

    “BLACK DINNER DRESS black georgette with applied gold lamé decoration. Bodice gently gathered on to wide waistband. V neck long sleeves gently fitting – small gathers at the shoulders. Skirt cut to fall straight with insertions of lamé to widen into bell effect at hemline – extended by godets at sides. Side fastening with press-studs. Decoration of small covered buttons.”

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    T1047 (textile)

  • Department
Judy Smith costume sheet

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