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Ball gown in light griege silk organza with iris embroidery

Hattie Carnegie1950/1959

Museum of the City of New York

Museum of the City of New York
New York, NY, United States

Ball gown in light griege silk organza machine embroidered in white and yellow centered irises and stems; full-length; wide round neckline front, shallow V back; cap sleeves; slightly dropped fitted waistline; full bell-shaped skirt, left panel overlapping right; wide lemon-yellow silk taffeta sash tacked and draping to waistline, finishing in butterfly-looped bow hooking asymmetrically left-back with hem-length streamers; heavily stiffened crinoline, boned full-length silk slip. Label: Hattie Carnegie / custom made. Made for and worn by Mary French Rockefeller (Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller.)

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  • Title: Ball gown in light griege silk organza with iris embroidery
  • Creator: Hattie Carnegie
  • Date Created: 1950/1959
  • Provenance: worn by Mary French Rockefeller (Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller.)
  • Type: Ball gown
  • Medium: Silk (textile), Organza, Taffeta, Horsehair, Net (textile), Embroidering
  • Fashion house, designer, label: Hattie Carnegie
Museum of the City of New York

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