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day suit (skirt, jacket)

1958-1959

Norman Norell (American, 1900–1972)

1987.29A-B

Not currently on view

wool {fabric}silk {fabric or thread}

Artwork Details

DesignerDesign HouseRetailerCreation Date
1958-1959
Creation Location
New York, New York County, New York, United States
Creation Location
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States
Materials
wool, silk crepe de chine, silk peau de soie
Object Types
costumes, suits, day suits, jackets, skirts
Dimensions

A) skirt: center back 25-1/2 in,. center front 25 in., waist 27 in., hips 35 in. B) jacket: center back 26-1/2 in., center front 21 in., bust 40 in., waist 34 in., hips 36 in., sleeve length17-1/2 in., shoulders 16 in.

Mark Description

A) jacket: Label, sewn: NEIMAN-MARCUS dallas | Traina-Norell B) skirt: Label, sewn: FRONT

Accession Number
1987.29A-B
Credit Line

Gift of Benigno A. Ramirez in memory of his mother Ida Alonzo Ramirez

Copyright
© Norman Norell
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

Ida Alonzo Ramirez, Dallas, Texas; Benigno A. Ramirez, son of Ida Alonzo Ramirez, New York, New York; through (Stan Weaver, New York, New York); given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1987.



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