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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:2015.104.18 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name dress, evening dress Description Mid-length evening dress of burnt orange silk dupion. Sleeveless, heavily boned bodice. An integrated half overskirt creates a sweeping flap across the front of the dress and is finished in a pleated detail at a seam under the bust. Narrow, double shoulder straps are knotted mid-strap. Two self face fabric roses decorate the top right side of the bodice. Large and wide skirt flares from the hips. The skirt is lined with two layers of Vilene and a layer of net for stiffness and shaping. The bodice is lined in orange polyester lining fabric. Late 1950s early 1960s Production date 1955 - 1965 Production period 20th Century, middle Material textile, polyester Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:2015.104.18
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

dress, evening dress
Description

Mid-length evening dress of burnt orange silk dupion. Sleeveless, heavily boned bodice. An integrated half overskirt creates a sweeping flap across the front of the dress and is finished in a pleated detail at a seam under the bust. Narrow, double shoulder straps are knotted mid-strap. Two self face fabric roses decorate the top right side of the bodice. Large and wide skirt flares from the hips. The skirt is lined with two layers of Vilene and a layer of net for stiffness and shaping. The bodice is lined in orange polyester lining fabric. Late 1950s early 1960s
Production date

1955 - 1965
Production period

20th Century, middle
Material

textile, polyester
Location

In Store

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