Women's Blue Brocade Taffeta Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Women's Blue Brocade Taffeta Dress

Description

A blue brocade taffeta dress, cap sleeves w/ rhinestone trim, self -covered buttons, back zipper, pockets, and waist-belt.

Use

by Catherine Read, mother-of-the-bride, at the Oct. 15, 1949 wedding of William and Eleanor Read Restall.

Collection

Eleanor Restall

Acquisition

Accession

1998.061

Source or Donor

Eleanor Read Restall

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Belt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Brocade, Taffeta

Color

Blue

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 16, 2002

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Catherine McGovern Read

Person or Organization

Eleanor Read Restall

Create Date

January 16, 2002

Update Date

December 19, 2024