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Compare this evening dress from the early 1930s to the brilliantly decorated "chemise" dresses of the 1920s. Its form-fitting cut is delicately enhanced by a simple scatter of beading on the bodice.

 

Unknown maker
Dress, ca. 1932
Silk; plain weave,
embroidered with sequins

Gift of Edward Cella
1991.169.4

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