Evening dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2019.1.16.17.CW.DR.C1938.GB
Attribution:
House of Callot Soeurs (French, 1895–1953)
Description
A brocaded ivory silk halter-neck gown, woven with hydrangea and leaf repeats, with pleats of fabric over the bust, bias cut panels at the hips, slightly trained skirt.
Material
Silk
Origin
circa 1938 France

Exhibition History
• 2019.04.02–2019.05.02. ‘Elegancy of 1930s. Moldovian and Romanian style icons. From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ National Museum of History of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova