Linen Full-length Dress
Wearer
Marguerite McBey
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1905 - 1999)
Date1930s
Object NameDress
Mediumlinen
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
Dimensions76 x 150 x 100.5cm
AcquisitionMarguerite McBey Bequest, 2000.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS054440
About MeLadies natural colour linen dress with coloured overprint. This full length unlined dress features a handprinted pattern. The purple triangular design around hem is spotted with green, orange and khaki flowers rising to khaki arrow shapes at the hips. The rest of the dress scattered with small printed flowers. It was worn by Marguerite McBey and is dated to the 1930s.
More About Me
Unlined, hand printed 1930s linen dress worn by Marguerite McBey, also an artist
late 1980s
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
late 19th Century
early 20th Century
1881 - 1884
