Dress, c. 1936

Not on View

Medium

colored pencil and graphite on paper

Dimensions

overall: 29.2 x 22.2 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.)
Original IAD Object: 50" long

Credit Line

Index of American Design

Accession Number

1943.8.3003

Artists / Makers

Melita Hofmann (artist) American, 1907 - 1976

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left in graphite: COSTUME OF / PURPLE VELVET / CAPE OF SILVER / GRAY SATIN / POINTED TRIMMING . ON SKIRT AND / CORDING OF / PURPLE SATIN / ENGLISH, ABOUT 1820 / MELITIA HOFFMAN - JAN 16, 1936