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Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Woman's Dress, 'Delphos'late 1920s

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Full-length sleeveless evening dress in steel blue finely pleated fabric with a gold brocade waistband and decorative trim along both side seams
Detail of a sleeveless dress in pleated steel-blue silk with watered texture, featuring small amber glass bead trim along the side seam and a gold-stenciled floral band at the waist.

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, Fortuny, Inc., Woman's Dress, 'Delphos', late 1920s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Donald Johnson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo
Spain, active Italy, 1871-1949
Design House
Fortuny, Inc.
Italy, Venice, founded 1907
Title
Woman's Dress, 'Delphos'
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
late 1920s
Medium
Dress: Silk plain weave, pleated, with glass beads and cotton cord trim Belt: Silk plain weave, stencil-printed
Dimensions
Center back length (a) dress): 52 1/4 in. (132.72 cm) b) belt: 58 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (149.54 × 3.49 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Donald Johnson
Accession Number
CR.70.9a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles