Embroidery for Dress

c. 1936

Gladys C. Parker

Associated Names
Gladys C. Parker

Artist, American, active c. 1935

This is a drawing of a lace-patterned textile. It features a section of lace with an intricate floral pattern in a white or cream color above a solid red band. The lace has a repeating series of circular floral motifs, each encircled with petal-like shapes and dots. The lace strip is at the top part of the red band. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.7 x 25 cm (14 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.71


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

center right in black ink: Gladys C. Parker.

Wikidata ID

Q64572512

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