Day dress in black wool with applied gold sequin acorns, with belt

Creator Mainbocher (1891-1976)

Accession number 59.57.1AB

Unique identifier MN190533

Description A: Day dress in black wool jersey; below-knee length; cardigan bodice; high cardigan neckline; padded shoulders; long barrel sleeves with turn-back cuffs; natural waistline; A-line skirt; three square patches applied with self bows and quilted acorns of gold sequins, gold bugle beads and brown seed beads, proper right above bust, proper left bust, proper right hip; five self-covered button center front closure; black China silk lining. B: Thin matching belt; sits at natural waist; hook-and-eye center back closure. Label, A: MAINBOCHER, INC. Made for the donor, Miss Isabel Shults.

Dated 1947

Object Type belt (costume accessory), dress (garment)

Medium bead (pierced object), China silk, jersey (textile), sequin (spangle), wool (textile)

File dimensions 18.3 in × 18.3 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 46.5 cm at 300dpi

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Isabel Shults (-1987)

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