Ball Dress
c. 1939
Edith Magnette
Artist, American, active c. 1935
This object’s media is free and in the public domain.
Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view
See artworks now on view
Artwork overview
-
Medium
watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paper
-
Credit Line
-
Dimensions
overall: 46.9 x 36.6 cm (18 7/16 x 14 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 163" around bottom of skirt -
Accession
1943.8.1418
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
lower left in black ink: Edith Magnette; upper center verso in graphite: Ball Dress / Material of 1738 - remodelled c. 1890 / grey-green satin with side panels & front of flowered satin / embroidered - Crinoline around bottom of skirt - lace at / neck, sleeves, and bottom of dress at back / owned by Mrs. Munger, Wellington, NJ -
Wikidata ID
Q64556456