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Dress designed by Ann Lowe

Nombre del creador

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981;
Patricia Schieffer, American;
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

Contexto cultural

African Americans

Fecha

1950s

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Descripción de objeto de National Museum of African American History and Culture
A cream silk faille dress with embroidered floral appliqué decorations designed by Ann Lowe. The dress has a bodice with cap sleeves, a scoop neck front, and a deep scoop neck back. Shaping of the bodice and waist is created with princess seams, but there is no waistline seam. The skirt is shaped round and very full, with some additional fullness at the hips. The dress is decorated throughout with machine-embroidered cream and pink flowers with green leaves. The embroidery is stitched to the dress at the neckline, the center back seam to the back waist of the bodice, and in six large sprays to the skirt at the front left, proper left, back left, back right, proper right, and ...

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Dress designed by Ann Lowe

Creador

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981, Designed by;
Patricia Schieffer, American, Worn by;
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007, Subject of

Tipo de obra

dresses; Dresses (garments)

Contexto cultural

African Americans

Material

silk faille, nylon net, tulle, linen gauze, silk organza, metal, metal boning, cotton thread, and elastic

Dimensiones

H x W x D (On form): 54 × 33 × 29 1/2 in. (137.2 × 83.8 × 74.9 cm);
Waist: 23 in. (58.4 cm)

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Fecha

1950s;
Date: 1958

Procedencia

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

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Ubicación

New York City; New York; United States; North and Central America

Temas

African American; Clothing and dress; Design; Fashion; Fashion design; Social life and customs; Women; Society

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