Petal
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1951
- Description
Dress, evening-style. Sleeveless sweetheart bodice of black velvet; peplum of black silk satin comprised of petal-shaped pieces; and voluminous pleated floor-length skirt of white silk taffeta.
- Creator
James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Costume (mode of fashion)
Clothing
Main garments
Evening dress (concept)
Dresses (garments)
Evening dresses (garments)
Harvey, Byron Jr., Mrs - Location
- United States
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Silk (fiber)Velvet (fabric weave)SatinTaffeta
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer). Petal. 1951. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/103. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer), (1951) Petal. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/103
- MLA citation style
- James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/103>.