Two-piece dress

Designer Digby Morton (1906-1983)

Marks or LabelsPrinted label at inside right side seam of dress: DIGBY MORTON / 100% Art Silk / MADE IN GT. BRITAIN Printed label at inside right side seam of dress: DIGBY MORTON / GROSVENOR HILL / LONDON, W.1. Printed grosgrain ribbon label in back neckline of jacket: DIGBY MORTON / LTD. / LONDON Printed label in back neckline of jacket: DIGBY MORTON / 100% Art Silk / MADE IN GT. BRITAIN

Date About 1957

Medium / Technique Silk brocade, silk crepe, shank button, shoulder pads, glass beads, sequins, weights, silk faille, wire, boning, China silk, metal hook and bar, metal snaps

Dimensions.1) Dress: 103.4 cm (length); bust: 75.2 cm (circumference); waist: 66.4 cm (circumference) .2) Jacket: 65.8 cm (length); bust: 96.8 cm (circumference); waist: 70.2 cm (circumference); sleeve: 59.6 cm (length, from neck seam)

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Clothing - Main Garments

Origin London, England

Object NumberM966.96.14.1-2

DivisionDress, Fashion and Textiles - Fashion, clothing and accessories

CreditGift of Dorothy C. Lindsay

Status

Not on view

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