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Evening dress of green-brown rayon crêpe
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Evening dress of green-brown rayon crêpe

anonymous · 1948 · rayon; plastic; crepe (textile)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Evening dress of green-brown rayon crêpe with a floral bodice, V-neck with shawl collar, and half-length sleeves; flared skirt and a straight waist seam with a waistband of navy blue grosgrain. The fastening in the left side seam is by means of metal snap buttons; The shoulder pads are covered with green-brown rayon. The lining is of bottle-green rayon. The skirt is unlined. The wide shawl collar is pleated and ends crossed below the waist. The collar is held together on both sides by a narrow horizontal band of green-brown rayon crêpe. From the waist, three stitched pleats run to the left where they end in deep pleats on the left hip.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAvondjapon van groenbruine rayon crêpe. 1948. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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