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afternoon dress

about 1910

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

1986.403

Not currently on view

net {textile}silk {fabric or thread}silk velvetembroidering

Artwork Details

DesignerDesign HouseCreation Date
about 1910
Creation Location
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Materials
silk chiffon, silk gauze, silk netting, silk velvet
Object Types
costumes, dresses, afternoon dresses
Dimensions

center back 44-1/2 in., center front 47-1/2 in., bust 31 in., waist 24 in., sleeve length 21 in., shoulders 15-1/2 in.

Mark Description

Label, sewn: G. Guiseffi [sic] L. T. Co. / ST. LOUIS.

Accession Number
1986.403
Credit Line

Gift of Carolyn Garrigues Scofield in memory of her grandmother Caroline Burford Danner

Copyright
Public Domain
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

Caroline Buford Danner, Indianapolis, Indiana; Carolyn Garrigues Scofield, granddaughter of Caroline Buford Danner, Providence, Rhode Island; given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1986.



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