Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Edith, Lady Playfair
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Accession Number:
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103121
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Order Title:
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History of Costume and Fashion (102059-103548)
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Type of View:
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all
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View Title:
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view of woman wearing an evening bodice of the 1880s that is less rounded. Fabric drapes smoothly over the corset. The armhole is in a normal position and the sleeves end just above the elbow. The neckline is low and square. The choker is a popular accessory
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Image Rights:
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copyrighted
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Source Institution:
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NCSU Libraries
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Collection:
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Design Library Image Collection
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Culture:
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American
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Subject:
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dresses (garments)
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Subject:
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women (female humans)
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Subject:
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portraits
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Subject:
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clothing
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Work Types:
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Art; paintings (visual works)
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Preferred Title:
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Edith, Lady Playfair
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Agent Display:
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John Singer Sargent (American painter, 1856-1925)
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Date:
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1884 (creation)
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Materials:
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oil on canvas
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Technique:
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painting (image-making)
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Measurement:
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152.1 x 98.4 cm ()
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Alternate Title:
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Edith Russell
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Locations:
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Location Type:
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(repository)
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Style/Period:
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Impressionist
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Classification:
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Painting and Drawing
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