Dress

c. 1941

Margaret Golden

Associated Names
Margaret Golden

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a historical dress with complementary fabric patterns and design sketches. The main focus of the image is a long, brown dress with a full-length skirt and long sleeves, featuring a patterned fabric and a high lace collar. To the upper right of the dress, there are two square swatches. One shows a detailed textile pattern, and the other appears to be a more general design or stitching style. Below these, there is a line sketch of the back view of the dress.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51 x 38.1 cm (20 1/16 x 15 in.)
    Original IAD Object: skirt: 39 1/2" long, 128" circumference; waist: 12" long; 29" wide

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1343

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right on black ink: Margaret Golden

Wikidata ID

Q64594963

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