NORMAN HARTNELL EMBELLISHED CUT VELVET EVENING GOWN, LONDON, 1950s

Evening gown of fawn colored cut velvet floral pattern on woven tan silk ground, embroidered throughout w/ variegated shaped silver pailettes, edged w/ bronze silk satin SH & neckline into flowing CB panels, fully lined in mauve silk crepe, label “Hartnell, London, Paris”, B 34” W 32” L 56”, CB panels L 52.5” (lt scattered loss & wear pailettes, several pulls up to 8” & tiny-0.25” holes silk satin, esp. CB panels, all over disc. CB panels, some minor underarm & int lining disc., few undone stitches CB panel attaches RT SH & LF tack int W tape) Very good