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Fáryné Szalatnyay Judit / Budapest History Museum

Ball dress (Charleston dress)

Ecru muslin ball gown (Charleston dress). Straight cut, below the knee, sleeveless. V-neckline, pleated at the shoulders. The bottom is cut at an angle. The upper part of the dress has silver transparent beads sewn in vertical lines running down to the waist. At the hips, it is decorated with a stylised floral pattern of pink, grey, purple, white and blue beads and sequins and leaves of green beads. Asymmetrical beaded fringes at the bottom.

Date of Production: Mid 1920’s

Dimension: Length: cca. 85 cm, Hip: 118 cm

Silk mousseline, glass beads, sequins

Access number: Tx.1997.54

Museum: Budapest History Museum – Kiscell Museum

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