Dress

Object/Artifact

-

Museum of South Texas History

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1996.031.002

Description

Full-length, cream silk crepe dress. Loose-fitting dress has a simple v-neck, long sleees, back zipper, silk lining, and label "Halston" at interior back neck. Anne Legendre Armstrong wore this dress and a matching Halston coat for her presentation, circa 1976, to Queen Elizabeth II while serving as U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain. Armstrong accessorized the ensemble with a pearl necklace. In her long political career, Armstrong achieved a number of "firsts" for women, including co-chair of a Republican National Convention, keynote speaker at a Republican National Convention, counselor and Cabinet member under President Nixon, and U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain. In 1987 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was married to Texas rancher and World War II veteran Tobin Armstrong.

Collection

Formidable Females

Acquisition

Accession

1996.031

Source or Donor

Anne L. Armstrong

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Anne L. Armstrong