Dress
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Ruth Bacon
(American, 1884 - 1987)
Dateabout 1924-1927
MediumSilk, glass, metal
DimensionsDress: 63in. (160cm) length, including shoulder panels
Component: 45in. (114.3cm) slip length
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Thomas Buckley, Mrs. Nathaniel Smith, Mrs. Q. A. Shaw, and Mrs. G. D. Krumbhaar
Object number1987.168.5a,b
Description(a) Dress: Woman's evening dress of sheer, black silk crepe. The dress has a scooped neck and back and is sleeveless; it is above-knee length. It features a snake of clear glass beads and rhinestones draped around the shoulders and waist; the snake "hiss" is created by rhinestones worked in lines tipped with arrow points down the proper left side of the skirt. Green rhinestones are used for the snake eyes. A long scarf-like tab of the black silk hangs from the proper left shoulder; it was probably intended to wrap around the neck. Another tab hangs from the right hip, where it is gathered under the beading of the snake's body.
(b) Slip: Woman's evening slip of black silk satin. Pullover in style with a scooped neckline; the hem is edged with sheer black chiffon.
(b) Slip: Woman's evening slip of black silk satin. Pullover in style with a scooped neckline; the hem is edged with sheer black chiffon.
Status
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