Blue Net Dresses, Unknown Work (set of five)
Costume
Identifier
C-050_1-5Date:
1930s
Description:
A set of five blue and gold net dresses worn in an unknown work possibly by the attendants in Gold Madonna, choreographed by Ruth St. Denis for Adelphie College. They appear to have been worn with headdresses C-615_1-9.
Item Details:
Five dark blue net dresses, two have an embroidered pattern of gold flowers and three an embroidered pattern of gold dots. The short sleeves are trimmed with gold braid. The hem of each dress is decorated with a deep band of fine red wool fabric block stamped in gold.
C-050_1 Inscribed with the name Miriam and a cotton tape with 46".
C-050_2 Inscribed with the name Mary and a cotton tape with 48".
C-050_3 A cotton tape with 48".
C-050_4 A cotton tape with 51".
C-050_5 Inscribed with the name Lydia and a cotton tape with 46".
Extent:
5
Medium:
Wool, Metal, Nylon, Cotton