COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Costume Collection
Record
Object Name:
Ensemble
Collection Title:
Historic Costume Collection
Donor:
Reverend Mangrum
Location.Repository:
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location.City:
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Photo Credit:
Orville Friesen
Decade:
1950s
Date Photographed:
2011
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Ensemble
User/Wearer:
Women's
Provenance:
Gown worn at inaugural event for President Eisenhower
Object Description:
Strapless faille evening gown with fur trim and underskirt. Worn to a presidential inaugural event (President Eisenhower). Matching shawl with fur trim. Dress has a tiered handkerchief hem skirt with fur trim at hemlines and at the sweetheart neckline. Princess seams on bodice. Self fabric belt.
Description of View:
Overall view of back of dress with matching shawl
Primary Color:
Brown
Fabric Structure:
Faille
Surface Design:
Fur trim
Garment Components:
Dress; Underskirt; Belt; Shawl
Hem Type:
handkerchief
Neckline:
sweetheart
Dimensions.Chest:
14 in.
Dimensions.Waist:
24 in.
Dimensions.Back Length:
50 in.
Skirt:
Floor length
Sleeve:
Sleeveless
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection 1994.008.023
Subject:
Costume (mode of fashion) ;Clothing ;Dresses (garments) ;Gowns
Collection Information:
Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Image Publisher:
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Image Date:
2013
Historic Costume Collection
