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Type	Physical Object
Basic ID	Evening dress, 1945. Silk knit. Mainbocher, United States. Gift of Mrs. A. Watson Armour III. 1959.346a-b
Title	Evening dress
Artists/Makers	Mainbocher, 1890-1976 (designer)
Place of Origin	United States
Date	1945
Physical Description	Evening dress; of light pink silk knit trimmed with silver beads and rhinestones: a) dress, of light pink jersey with yoke and cuffs of flesh color net with appliqued bands of silver beads and rhinestones; high neckline, small shoulder pads, long sleeves; fitted through the waist, natural waist line; floor length, bias cut, circle skirt; b) belt, thin of matching material.
Materials/Techniques	silk (fiber) rhinestone
Object History	Worn by Mrs. A. Watson Armour III (née Jean Schweppe)
Curatorial Statement	With an exacting vision, Mainbocher frequently added embellishments to his clothing so little to no jewelry would be required.
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments evening dress (concept)
Object Types	evening dresses (garments)
Credit Line	Gift of Mrs. A. Watson Armour III
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Copyright Notice	© 2016 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved.
Exhibition History	Making Mainbocher : the first American couturier. Chicago History Museum (2016/10/22 - 2017/08/20)
Object Number	1959.346a-b
Image File Name	ICHi89307; ICHi89308; ICHi89304; ICHi89301; ICHi89296
Language	English
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
Licensing Inquiry	Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org
Rights	For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org.

Title	i089308_pm
Language	English
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Collection Name	Museum Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Research Inquiry	http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research
Licensing Inquiry	Go to https://images.chicagohistory.org for purchase or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org
Rights	For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org.

Evening dress

i089308_pm

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