Dress

NameDress

CultureMexican

Date1920–40

Place madeMexico, North America

Mediumsynthetic

DimensionsLength at CB (a): 42 in. (106.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019; Gift of Carolyn Schnurer, 1963

Object numberA.2021.8.11a

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionWhite ribbed rayon, three-tone pink, three-tone red, two-tone green, three-tone blue and yellow long and short satin stitch embroidery, peony, rose and other floral and vine motifs and scalloped detail; cream machine-embroidered net, floral motif; (a) Tunic: rectangular, folded over and sewn at sides, open at top for armholes; mid-calf length; high square neck, square bib collar; embroidered band at knee level; net at hem;