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Gilbert Adrian
Costume for Norma Shearer in the MGM Production of 'Marie Antoinette'1934

Not on view
Color photograph of a figure in an elaborate ivory and gold 18th-century-style ballgown with a towering powdered updo, against a black background
Designer
Gilbert Adrian
United States, active California, Los Angeles, 1903-1959
Title
Costume for Norma Shearer in the MGM Production of 'Marie Antoinette'
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1934
Medium
Silk organza over metallic silver lamé trimmed with silver passementerie, sequins, beading, and paste stones
Dimensions
a) Bodice center back length: 14 in. (35.56 cm); b) Skirt center back length: 45 in. (114.3 cm); c) Underskirt center back length: 44 1/2 in. (113.03 cm); d) Hoop petticoat center back length: 25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm); e) Hair Ornament (Large) length: 2 in. (5.08 cm); f) Hair Ornament (Large) length: 2 in. (5.08 cm); g) Hair Ornament (Small) length: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm); h) Hair Ornament (Small) length: 1 1/4 in. (3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Bob Carlton
Accession Number
M.86.237a-h
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Liddell, Louise and Samuels, Carolee. Clothes and Your Appearance. Tinley Park, IL: Goodheart-Wilcox Publishers, 2001.
  • Maeder, Edward; A. Annas; S. LaValley; Elois Jenssen. Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.