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Dress

Melita Hofmann

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing a nineteenth-century dress design. The image shows a full-length dress with intricate details and embellishments. The dress features a fitted bodice and a voluminous skirt. The dress is primarily grey or white with purple accents, including trimmings around the collar, sleeves, and hem, as well as decorative bows along the front of the skirt. The fabric has subtle stripes. The collar is high and detailed. In the background, there is an outlined sketch of the dress from a different angle.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1937
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions
3283 × 3936 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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