Women's White Beaded Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

1989.041.001

Name/Title

Women's White Beaded Dress

Description

Beaded w/white bugle beads & pearlized round beads, scoop neck, princess lines, sleeveless, fully lined, cotton shields under sleeve opening, all edges machine bound, 2" x 1-1/2" shoulder pads snapped on shoulder top, 17" white zipper down back, beads in flower pattern w/3 raised pearlized beads in each flower; neckline 20" in front, sleeve holes 8" dia. Extra beading around sleeve & neck openings; dress 53" long, Hem 2" long, Self silk slip w 1" hem.

Use

by Hortense Schwartz Kaufman at the wedding of her daughter, Sue Ellen, in May 1959.

Collection

Opal Rouse

Acquisition

Accession

1989.041

Source or Donor

Opal Rouse

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Gown

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

Textile Details

Material

Beaded, Cotton, Silk

Lining

Silk

Color

White, Ecru

Made/Created

Artist

Dora Wong

Manufacturer

Pandora

Date made

circa 1959

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Hong Kong

Country

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 17, 2002

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Nathan Kaufman

Person or Organization

Hortense Schwartz Kaufman

Create Date

September 17, 2002

Update Date

May 31, 2024