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Silk Dress

c. 1936

Ella Josephine Sterling

Associated Names

Ella Josephine Sterling

Artist, American, 1908 - 2006

There is a drawing of a long, elegant dress with a square neckline and puff sleeves. The dress has vertical stripes in pink and purple tones, with scalloping along the hem. Beside the dress is a fabric sample showing detailed vertical stripes and a chevron-like design in the same colors.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on paper
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 36.8 x 26.5 cm (14 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1943.8.1334

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64558889

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