Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Fabric Samples
Object Number:
2002.1.240
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. ( 24.1 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
This rectangular sample book has a cover marked in gold "Celanese/Drapery/
Fabric" with a "S &R" monogram, possibly Stroheim & Romain. It has samples of many colored sheer fabrics in beiges, pinks, golds and green and blue.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
