Inaugural Ball Gown, ca. 1953
Cornell University Political Americana Collection
Collection: Cornell University Political Americana Collection
ID Number: 2214.WA0050
Title: Inaugural Ball Gown, ca. 1953
Date Made: ca. 1952-1953
Party: Republican
Election: 1952
Item Count: 1
Classification: Costume; Textiles
Object Type: Gowns
Measurements: Gown: 52 x 48 in.; 132.08 x 121.92 cm
Materials & Techniques: Textile; Machine lace
Notes: Dress consists of a solid black inner layer covered by an upper layer of floral pattern lace. Tag on the interior reads "Tailored Woman / Fifth Ave. At Fifty Seventh St. / New York". Donor Susan H. Douglas's notes identify the item as a 1952 [sic] Inaugural Ball dress; gown may have been worn by Mrs. Douglas at the 1953 Eisenhower-Nixon Inaugural Ball since she and her husband attended the function (item 2214.PA0275a is their invitation to the event).
Subjects: Promotional materials; Politics; Events; Inaugurations; Washington, District of Columbia; Balls (parties); Flowers
Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University Library?Cornell University
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