Sleeveless Black Velvet Beaded Dress, Circa 1920.
Auction Date: June 16, 2023
Sold for: $246
Lot: 97
Circa 1920s.
Simple sheath with bands of clear beads to neck, armholes, and two below dropped waist. Toward hem, a broad band, beaded with stylized foliage and berry like lappets.
Approximate dimensions: 39 Bust, 45 from shoulder to hem..
Condition: Overall condtion is very good. Wear to velvet, some losses to beads and loose threads.
Note: Restyled from a very slightly earlier gown, with gold lame inserts to sides tucked into top layer of beads and residual pink ribbons to interior. Almost certainly exported from Europe. In MHAA cataloguing sheet, the wears was noted as worn by ...a model at the Emporium. The first iteration of this dress may have been in the manner of Lanvin.