dress, 1-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1973-1979
name: label: user
content: Booth, Virginia
label: maker
content: Lauren, Ralph
label: designer
content: Lauren, Ralph
label: purchased at
content: Lord & Taylor
label: maker
content: Lauren, Ralph
notes: label: Description
content: Blue windowpane checks on coarse-weave white ground; wide scoop front neckline; higher back neckline; apron top, with sides open to waist; full-length center back opening; fastens with 11 white plastic butons; waistband with attached ties at each side; gathered skirt; border around bottom of blue band above wider band of blue sripes on white
label: Description
content: Donor Virginia "Jimmie" Booth was a buyer for Lord & Taylor and was involved in Lord & Taylor's American Look program of the 1930s to 60s. American Look was developed to promote American designers. Archival materials from Booth can be found in Archives Center collection NMAH.AC.0729.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: used in
content: United States: New York, New York City
label: used in
content: United States: Connecticut
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Virginia W. Booth
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2000.0093.009
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 1-piece
label: Object Type
content: Main Dress
label: Object Type
content: Woman
label: Object Type
content: Dress
label: Object Type
content: Entire Body
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: center back: 48 1/2 in; 123.19 cm