dress, 2-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1971
label: Date made
content: 1970-1978
name: label: wearer
content: Carter, Rosalynn
notes: label: Description
content: Yellow crepe dress with band collar with yellow lace inset; center back zipper opening; fitted bodice with vertical tucks and inset lace at front; inset lace lined with layers of sheer taupe; long set-in sleeves with band cuffs and deep lace ruffle; fitted bodice; long gathered skirt; skirt with wide lace band aroujnd bottom, scalloped at top and bottom; lined with doubled yellow organdy
label: Description
content: Worn by Rosalynn Carter at the weddings of her three sons. When donating the dress, she remarked, "I have sentimental feelings for this dress, having worn it in all three of our sons' weddings. I purchased it originally for the wedding of our oldest son. I liked the color and the design, and it fit perfectly. A couple of years later when our second son was married, it seemed perfect for the occasion, so I wore it again. By the time our third son was married, my daughters-in-law and the bride, who were all good friends, thought I should wear it for this wedding, too... and I was happy to accommodate them. Amy's wedding was more casual, and I wore a short dress. But I've always been sorry I didn't wear it anyway for her wedding, too."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: worn for
content: Weddings, Mother-of-the-Groom
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Rosalynn Carter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.0004.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 2-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: dress center back: 56 1/2 in; 143.51 cm
label: Measurements
content: dress waist: 25 1/2 in; x 64.77 cm
label: Measurements
content: belt: 2 3/8 in x 53 3/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 135.5725 cm