Child's Dress

c. 1937

Gertrude Lemberg

Associated Names
Gertrude Lemberg

Artist, American, active c. 1935

The image shows a dress with an intricate pattern against a muted background. The dress has a delicate, embroidered design with short sleeves and a fitted waist. The color palette includes soft, neutral tones like beige, gray, and white. The dress occupies the foreground, while a smaller version appears in the upper right corner. The background is a solid grayish shade.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.9 x 38 cm (18 1/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
    Original IAD Object: bodice: 4 5/8" long; shirt: 12 1/4" long; width of skirt: 41" ; width of waistband: 5/8"; langth of sleeve from under shouldet to edge of ruffle: 3 3/4"; waist measure: 23"

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.1817

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gertrude Lemberg

Wikidata ID

Q64572030

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