Polka dot Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Polka dot Gown

Entry/Object ID

8.20.2

Description

Blue and White Polka Dot Gown. Material: textile. Size: 14" x 54". Description. navy blue polyester knit, floor length gown with white polka dots, sleeveless; wide sailor collar edged with white ribbon, long white bow centered at low bodice neckline; back zipper closure.

Context

Donor Linda Schubbe Brandt Born wore this unique gown to her Waldorf-Pemberton High School prom in 1972. The gown was purchased at a Mankato shop possibly located in the newly opened Mankato East Shopping Mall.

Made/Created

Date made

1972

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Gown

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Gown

Create Date

February 28, 2020

Update Date

September 29, 2026