dress
date: label: date made
content: 1970-1980
label: date made
content: 1970-1979
notes: label: Description
content: Sheer black crepe sleeveless, knee-length plus-size evening dress. "Outer" bodice has large-scale black floral appliques decorated w/different size black beads on F and upper back. High round neckline. CB opening w/4 pairs round fabric covered buttons w/loops for closing in upper half of back. At top, hook w/fabric eye. Lower portion above waist has no closures. Attached "outer" black skirt at natural waist covered at waist w/black sheer flounce 5.5" deep. Skirt same black fabric as "outer" bodice and decorated w/4 rows of same large-scale floral appliques connected by vines.
label: Description
content: Entire dress has an under-dress in a heavy beige synthetic fabric serving as a lining; this under dress is attached to "outer" dress at waist. Its bodice has shoulder straps, a CB 14" metal zipper, and 2 plastic bones in back (one each side) and 5 across front. This bodice lining is 11" H in front and 8" in back. Lining of skirt extends to hem.
label: Description
content: Undated black and white photocopied photograph of donor wearing this dress in the Archives Center, Collection No. 1417, Isabel Norniella Papers. Note that in photo the dress has short sleeves which have been removed. Dress purchased "off the rack."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: used
content: Latino
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Isabel Norniella
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0119.01
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0119.01
label: accession number
content: 2017.0119
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress, 3-piece
label: Object Name
content: dress
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall fabric material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall center back: 49 1/2 in; 125.73 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall waist laid flat: 22 in; 55.88 cm