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cocktail dress

1944

Norman Norell (American, 1900–1972)

1984.84

Not currently on view

silk {fabric or thread}wool {fabric}

Artwork Details

DesignerDesign HouseCreation Date
1944
Creation Location
New York, New York County, New York, United States
Materials
wool jersey, silk faille
Object Types
costumes, dresses, cocktail dresses
Dimensions

center back 35-1/2 in., center front 33-1/2 in,. bust 32 in., waist 21 in., hips 28 in., shoulders 19 in.

Mark Description

8

Accession Number
1984.84
Credit Line

Gift of Vivian Mook Baer from the collection and in memory of Sylvia Terner Mook

Copyright
© Norman Norell
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

Sylvia Terner Mook; Vivian Mook Baer, New York, New York; through (Stan Weaver, New York, New York); given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1984.



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