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Black silk evening dress with sequins, beads, chiffon overlay, long net skirt panels to create a lampshade effect, and a train.

Black silk evening dress with sequins, beads, chiffon overlay, long net skirt panels to create a lampshade effect, and a train. Alternative front view. Neckline detail view. Train detail view. Neckline detail view.

Dress

Description

Black silk evening dress with sequins, beads, chiffon overlay, long net skirt panels to create a lampshade effect, and a train.

Creator

Date

circa 1910s

Materials

Silk, silk chiffon, net, satin, plastic, metal, whalebone

Dimensions

15 inches (shoulder), 35 inches (skirt length), 20.5 inches (train), 34 inches (bust), 17 inches (neck to waist), 27 inches (waist)

Object ID

1946.56.11

Resource ID

158

Notes

Worn by Ethel Cryder Higgins Fowler (1882-1964).

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Arthur W. Fowler.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.