Cream and Gold Velvet Dress, Unknown Work, Ruth St. Denis
Costume
Identifier
C-056
Description:
Long cream cotton velvet dress with gold and bronze lurex detail. Worn by Ruth St. Denis in an unknown work.
Item Details:
A long ankle length cream cotton velvet dress, with long sleeves and a round collar. The collar, cuffs and waist are edged with bands of bronze and gold colored lurex braid. The skirt is decorated with sequined and coiled metal stars and bands of trim towards the hem. A split up the right hand side is trimmed with gold braid and exposes a panel of cream acetate satin. The whole dress is lined with cotton.
Extent:
1
Medium:
Cotton, Acetate, Metal, Plastic