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evening dress

about 1921

Girolamo Giuseffi (American, born Italy, 1864–1934)

76.288

Not currently on view

sequinsjetbeadslacenet {textile}embroidering

Artwork Details

DesignerDesign HouseCreation Date
about 1921
Creation Location
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Materials
silk netting, lace, sequins, jet beads
Object Types
costumes, dresses, evening dresses
Dimensions

center back 46-1/2 in., center front 45 in., bust 36-1/2 in., waist 24 in., sleeve length 24 in., shoulders 12-1/2 in.

Mark Description

Label, sewn: G. Giuseffi L.T. Co. / St. Louis

Accession Number
76.288
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William Garrigues, Estate of Caroline Ella Burford

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

Possibly purchased in St. Louis, Missouri, by Caroline Ella Burford Danner, Indianapolis in the 1920s; Mrs. (Helen) William Garrigues, Rangeley, Maine, and Princeton, New Jersey, daughter of Danner; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1976.



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