Women’s White Evening Dress

Name/Title

Women’s White Evening Dress

Description

White evening dress; straight yoke across front neck with front gathered into yoke and into fitted waistband with shirring; bottom of waist band comes to a point; back open from waist to neck; skirt made on bias in front and 3 gores in black; skirt is 40" long with shirt tail hem; short gathered sleeves with 8 rows of shirring on center sleeves; a 27" x 1-1/4" belt was sewn into each side just above waist to tie in back; 2 snaps and a hook & eye close back skirt; has a hook at the neck.

Use

by Rosamond Cotton.

Collection

Alberta Boring, Rosamond Cotton Estate

Acquisition

Accession

1986.024

Source or Donor

Alberta Cotton Boring

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Notes

Date: 1940's

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 14, 2001

Create Date

November 20, 2001

Update Date

May 30, 2024