Dress

c. 1937

Melita Hofmann

Associated Names
Melita Hofmann

Artist, American, 1907 - 1976

This is a drawing a nineteenth-century dress design. The image shows a full-length dress with intricate details and embellishments. The dress features a fitted bodice and a voluminous skirt. The dress is primarily grey or white with purple accents, including trimmings around the collar, sleeves, and hem, as well as decorative bows along the front of the skirt. The fabric has subtle stripes. The collar is high and detailed. In the background, there is an outlined sketch of the dress from a different angle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.8 x 38.2 cm (18 1/16 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1562


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphiter: HOFMAN

Wikidata ID

Q64614324

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