Full length green velvet open-back gown, c. 1930s

Name/Title

Full length green velvet open-back gown, c. 1930s

Entry/Object ID

1986.51.41

Description

Acc. No. 86.51.41 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: C. 1930's Object: Dress Description: One piece full length gown of matte velvet (green) with open back. Condition: Dry-cleaned 1/89 History of Object: Gown worn by Elizabeth Fields (Chita) on her graduation from Alameda High School. The Fields were neighbors of the Hamiltons, Weber Street, Alameda. It was made by her mother, Mabel Ward Fields. Acquired from: Roscoe & D'Arcy Hamilton Date: 8-28-1986