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Dress

2010.170.119

Name
Dress
History Category
Significant Dates
1950-1970
Description
Dress
Shaped cheongsam with asymmetrical closing constructed from blue figured silk? fabric with an all-over print and Chinese motifs; lined in pale blue silk; sleeveless; machine and hand-stitched; shoulder seams; standing lined collar; shaped by bust darts, vertical darts front and back and a narrowing of the fabric at the hemline ;side slits open 21.5cm from hemline; all edges bound with blue binding; 2 'flower button' closures(in leaf shapes) with loops and knotted buttons are located along the right side overlap; a metal zipper inscribed 'Unison' is located along right side seam; 4 snaps and one hook and eye close the neck and side overlap; label at inside neck has woven Chinese characters translated 'Chen Chi Clothing Company - Hong Kong, Shanghai'.
Dimension
Width: 46.0cm | Length: 105.0cm | Circumference: 86.0cm
Catalogue Number
2010.170.119
Discipline