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Dress

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Natural linen dress with beaded straps showing yellow and white herringbone stripes. Skirt with two embroidered panels in yellow, black and red. Border of clover embroidery.

Credit Line

Gift of Ida-Gro Dahlerup

Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

1969-83-1

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

embroidery & stitching
Dress

Medium

Medium: cotton, glass on linen Technique: embroidered with chain stitch and satin stitch on plain weave

Dimensions

H x W: 99.1 x 57.2 cm (39 x 22 1/2 in.)

made in

Denmark

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b70df172-4f9a-47e2-88f7-8dd54a5d2a19

Record ID

chndm_1969-83-1

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