Name/Title
Children's Flower Girl Dress + MittsDescription
A: Dress of white organdy with a fitted bodice and short puffed sleeves gathered into a 1/4" band; high round neck, 6 small white buttons and handmade buttonholes in back; full gathered skirt 27" long including a 4 1/4" ruffle; 3 1/2" sash sewn in each side seam and tied in bow in back. B: pastel ribbon bows and streamers on left shoulder; 4 groups of pastel ribbon bows on hem ruffle. C: slip of white Indianhead with a fitted bodice, string straps, and full skirt. D: pair of 8" organdy mitts.Use
by Mary Margaret Davies Kellam, age 5, at the June 1950 wedding of Darlene McIntyre and Kenneth Wertz at Flat Rock Christian Church.Collection
Mary Margaret Davies KellamAcquisition
Accession
1989.036Source or Donor
Mary Margaret Davies KellamAcquisition Method
DonationClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
Dress, MittsClothing Sex
FemaleSize
Child's sizeTextile Details
Material
OrgandyColor
WhiteMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Blanche DiewertRole
SeamstressDate made
1950Time Period
20th CenturyPlace
County
Shelby CountyState/Province
IndianaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
The material was purchased at Goodman's Department Store in Shelbyville, IN.Create Date
July 11, 2002Update Date
June 19, 2024
