Pink silk evening gown

Name/Title

Pink silk evening gown

Entry/Object ID

2006-0041-0001

Description

Fuschia silk dress, which belonged to Mamie Eisenhower; see 95-0087-0001a, Box 506, for documentation concerning donations 8/8/07 Karen Whitehair at Montpelier Mansion researched the transfer of the dress from there to the LHS/LM. The details are sketchy. The dress was worn by Mamie, probably by post-WWII. The dress had been given to Doris Bowie, who gave it to Montpelier Mansion. They gave it to us.

Collection

Laurel Museum Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1950s

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Exhibition

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