DAY DRESS
Creator(s): Nanotte (Designer)
Currently in storage
About this object
Sleeveless summer day dress with a modified scoop neck ending in a slight V-shape. The neckline and armholes are faced with orange broadcloth that is slightly visible at the edges. The bodice is embroidered with brightly colored cotton thread depicting Haitian figures, a donkey, palm trees and huts. A pleated skirt with a flat front is attached at the natural waistline. The hem and the left side of the skirt are embroidered with similar scenes, including a cock fight at center front. A long, 1-1/4" wide orange belt is tied at the right. The garment closes with a metal zipper at the left side.
- Object name:
- DAY DRESS
- Made from:
- Cotton broadcloth
- Made in:
- Port au Prince, Haiti
- Date made:
- 1958-1960
- Size:
- See below
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 48.130.1-2
- Signature marks:
- LABEL: NANOTTE / Hand Made Embroidery / Made in 85 CHEMIN DES DALLES / PORT AU PRINCE HAITI [in dress at center back neck] STAMP: SANFORIZED GUARANTEED FAST COLORS [stamped on selvage at waist]
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973