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1930's Floral Satin Bias Dress

Description

Floral satin bias cut dress with matching belt, with green shawl and green shoes.
a) dress: Bias cut, with v-neckline, and v-shaped opening pointing up center back. Cap sleeves are smocked fashion fabric. Oval cutout on chest, with rhinestone embellishment attached at center front neck. Back neckline is a low-cut V.

Source

HCT.2001.30.3a-c

Date

1929-1935

Provenance

This dress was worn by Elizabeth Schwab Borough. Elizabeth was born in Hancock City in Findlay, Ohio on October 16, 1898. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Findlay Dairy Company. She married Fred McClaren Borough on August 7, 1924.

Fiber/Fabric Information

Silk

Decade

1930-1939

Files

2001.30.3a front.jpg
2001.30.3a LSF.jpg
2001.30.3a left.jpg
2001.30.3a LSB.jpg
2001.30.3a back.jpg
2001.30.3a RSB.jpg
2001.30.3a right.jpg
2001.30.3a RSF.jpg
2001.30.3a angled.jpg
2001.30.3a sleeve detail.jpg
2001.30.3a front seaming detail.jpg

Collection

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Citation

“1930's Floral Satin Bias Dress,” Fashion2Fiber, accessed March 28, 2024, http://fashion2fiber.osu.edu/items/show/4989.