Black and Gold Beaded Dress
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Title: Black and Gold Beaded Dress
Date: 1915 (circa)
Description: Beaded black netted dress over gold metallic organza lined with China silk.
1. Black cotton netting; gold silk netting; gold metallic organza lined with china silk; bronze metallic organza lined with china silk; black silk velvet; white blown glass beads; gray glass seed beads; gray glass bugle beads; metal hook and eyes; metal snaps; nude cotton armpit guards; nude grosgrain ribbon
2. Full length
3. V-neck, under layer cuts across at bottom; half length sleeve; full length dress; black net over layer with intricate beading details, vertical lines of gray beads all over the black netting, more dense lines at hem and neckline, two lines of seed beads following hem of netting on the front, one strand of white beads lining the collar and underarm holes, another line of white beads in between neck and armhole at shoulder, flower design of white beads across chest and middle of skirt; line of white beads around hem of sleeves, two lines of seed beads on either side of white beads, vertical gray lines of beads up sleeve, one white beaded flower on each sleeve; gold metallic organza under layer everywhere except sleeves, covered with gold mesh at neck and shoulders under the lines of back netting; black velvet waistband, bronze metallic organza flowers at princess seam of waistband, second band of velvet between flowers at waist band, at flowers it becomes loose and flows down towards bottom of dress; netting overlap at side seams; two metal snaps at right waistband flower; front beaded net wraps around and ties at back waist; snaps along back waistband, snaps along center back bodice; black net of bodice forms V in back with gold organza and gold net panel in between; grosgrain ribbon in side waistband, hook and eye closures at back inside waistband
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1. Black cotton netting; gold silk netting; gold metallic organza lined with china silk; bronze metallic organza lined with china silk; black silk velvet; white blown glass beads; gray glass seed beads; gray glass bugle beads; metal hook and eyes; metal snaps; nude cotton armpit guards; nude grosgrain ribbon
2. Full length
3. V-neck, under layer cuts across at bottom; half length sleeve; full length dress; black net over layer with intricate beading details, vertical lines of gray beads all over the black netting, more dense lines at hem and neckline, two lines of seed beads following hem of netting on the front, one strand of white beads lining the collar and underarm holes, another line of white beads in between neck and armhole at shoulder, flower design of white beads across chest and middle of skirt; line of white beads around hem of sleeves, two lines of seed beads on either side of white beads, vertical gray lines of beads up sleeve, one white beaded flower on each sleeve; gold metallic organza under layer everywhere except sleeves, covered with gold mesh at neck and shoulders under the lines of back netting; black velvet waistband, bronze metallic organza flowers at princess seam of waistband, second band of velvet between flowers at waist band, at flowers it becomes loose and flows down towards bottom of dress; netting overlap at side seams; two metal snaps at right waistband flower; front beaded net wraps around and ties at back waist; snaps along back waistband, snaps along center back bodice; black net of bodice forms V in back with gold organza and gold net panel in between; grosgrain ribbon in side waistband, hook and eye closures at back inside waistband
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