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Agnes Barrett
Woman's Dress (Blouse and Skirt)1940

Not on view
Sleeveless black dress with wide scoop neckline, tiered full skirt, and pale gold open-mesh trim at the neckline ruffle and each tier hem

Agnes Barrett, Woman's Dress (Blouse and Skirt), 1940, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Fashion Group, Inc. of Los Angeles, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Agnes Barrett
United States, active California, Los Angeles, n.d.
Title
Woman's Dress (Blouse and Skirt)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1940
Medium
Cotton plain weave with cotton eyelet embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length (Blouse): 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm) Center back length (Skirt): 36 in. (91.44 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Fashion Group, Inc. of Los Angeles
Accession Number
48.39.5a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward. Salute to California: 50 Years of Fashion, 1930-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2017.