Dress , 1925–28, United States (Cincinnati), cotton, silk, plastic, shell, metal, Gift in memory of Adelaide Bieser, 2015.397

Verbal Description

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This Dress from 1925-28 is cotton, silk, plastic, shell, and metal. It is from the United States, specifically Cincinnati. It was a gift in memory of Adelaide Bieser. The accession number is 2015.397.

Dress of green cotton herringbone tabby-and-twill weave. It has a standing band collar around neckline of ivory grosgrain with green fabric scallops decorated with metallic embroidery. The band connects to the reverse of the dress fabric and is accented with green plastic buttons and ivory grosgrain. A modesty panel of ribbed ivory silk is attached under the bust neckline with metal snaps. Full-length sleeves with a band of embellished grosgrain at the wrists that terminates into a buttonhole.  Top-stitched princess seams run the length of the body with knife pleats below the dropped waist. A self-fabric, continuous loop belt at the drop waist goes through tabs at center and has a shell buckle at front. These tabs extend from the princess seams and are decorated with three small green plastic buttons.

Label Copy

Hello, my name is Eric Le Roy and I am the Associate Director for Docent Learning at the museum. I will be reading the label for the Dress in Unlocking an Art Deco Bedroom by Joseph Urban.

This Dress from 1925-28 is cotton, silk, plastic, shell, and metal. It is from the United States, specifically Cincinnati. It was a gift in memory of Adelaide Bieser. The accession number is 2015.397.

Adelaide Burger Bieser, of Cincinnati, probably made this day dress around the time of her marriage in 1925. Its loose fit and cotton fabric allowed for greater freedom of movement as compared to the structural undergarments and stiffer fabrics of the previous era. Women wore day dresses to run errands, attend college, or work. The metallic embroidery at the collar and cuffs of this dress suggest that it was worn for a fancier daytime occasion.

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