Evening Dress

Europe

1920s

  • Titles Evening Dress (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk, velvet, button, lace
  • Dimensions waist: 28 in. (71.1 cm) Overall: 58 in. (147.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Biddle W. Worthington, Jr., in memory of Anita Eustis Worthington, 1987.216.26
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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