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Eaton’s Nylon  Chiffon... Poetry in Motion !
Eaton’s Nylon  Chiffon... Poetry in Motion !

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Eaton’s Nylon  Chiffon... Poetry in Motion !
Draughtsman (1919 - 2017)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsOn front, printed on newsprint paper, u.r.: THE GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1957 / 7; on front, printed on newsprint paper, c.l.: EATON'S / Nylon Chiffon... / Poetry in Motion! / Drifts and swirls of nylon chiffon, most / feminine of fabrics...poetry in motion! / You see it here in slender-waisted fashions / ... dappled, sunshine-and-shadow / prints in young and tender hues / [...] / A. Softly draped dodice above a flare a pleated skirt. / [...]; on front, printed on newsprint paper, l.l.: EATON'S STORE HOURS [...] / International Pewter Exhibition / for the first time in MOntreal in Eaton's ninth floor foyer / A fascinating exhibition for all! Be sure to see the entire / International Exhibition.; on front, printed on newsprint paper, l.r.: DIAL PL. 9211, ASK FOR ORDER SERVICE / THE T. EATON C° / OF MONTREAL / LIMITED; on back, printed on newsprint paper: [...]
Period Milieu 20e siècle
Dimensions58 × 40.2 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2017.114.23
CreditGift of Catherine and John Tyhurst
Status
Not on view

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