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Dress

2007.66.4

Name
Dress
History Category
Significant Dates
1945-1950
Description
Dress
Asymmetrical style floor length evening dress; black man-made material, polyester?; machine stitched, pinked seams; V-shaped front bodice is made from 2 overlapping draped panels stitched into a fitted waist-seam; right front shoulder includes 3 self-fabric bows accenting 3 finished fabric slits; left front shoulder has 6 rows of exposed gathering stitches; short wide sleeves hemmed with seam binding with self-covered tacked and snapped shoulder pads; skirt flares from fitted waistline into a wide hemline and has a left hip-level detail panel accented with gathering stitches; short metal zipper inscribed "Flash" sits at side seam at waist level. Label inside neckline - "Ryan's" "Guelph est. 1886".
Dimension
Length: 104.0cm | Length: 9.5cm | Length: 43.0cm | Circumference: 215.0cm | Circumference: 74.0cm
Catalogue Number
2007.66.4
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