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Dress

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2019.4.18.4.CW.DR.C1916.US
Description
Midnight blue dress features organza bodice with chain stitched leaves in silk floss and dark blue silk satin skirt. The skirt includes straight bottom layer and top layer of two triangles with their corners in the center front and back and two wide pleats along the hem. The bodice has scoop neckline, ¾ sleeves edged with satin stripes, snap fastening on the right side and a false satin placket with 17 covered buttons in the center front; it's lined with blue silk on wide straps, adorned with sewn-in pleated satin belt.
Materials
Silk satin
Organza
Silk thread
Origin
1916 – 1917 USA
Exhibitions History
• 2018.10.02–2019.04.21. ‘1918. The luxury of independence from Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ In collaboration with Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation. Fashion Museum, Riga, Latvia.
• 2025.01.10–2025.02.15. ‘Family gatherings and festivities. 1860–1980. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Visaginas culture center ‘Sedulina’, Visaginas, Lithuania.