Object Details
Designer
Lydia Novillo, (Argentine, born 1969)
Maker
Lydia Novillo, (Argentine, born 1969)
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Halter-style dress with a tie at the neck and a deep flounce at the bottom. Looping is tighter in the mid-section to provide shaping. Geometric pattern of diamond patterns in off-white, tan, dark brown and dark blue.
Credit Line
Museum purchase from Friends of Textiles Fund
Date
2009
Accession Number
2011-17-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
costume & accessories
Dress
Medium
Medium: chaguar fiber (bromeliad family) Technique: interconnected looping and crocheted Label: Chaguar fiber in interconnected looping and crochet
Dimensions
H x W: 176.7 x 77.3 cm (5 ft. 9 9/16 in. x 30 7/16 in.); includes tie
made in
Chaco, Argentina
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2011-17-1