dress, 2-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1952 - 1953
notes: label: Description
content: Woman's dress; off-white crepe is tightly gathered across shoulders to create a wide V-neckline; sleeveless crepe falls diagonally from shoulders in narrow pressed pleats where it overlaps at CF & forms a V at CF; V-shape in back is cut much deeper than front; lower half of bodice is covered with blue floral lace; cut-out appliques of lace are applied across mid section of bodice; full blue lace overskirt underlined with black net falls from waistline seam; white organdy petticoat is attached between overskirt & navy blue taffeta petticoat with a navy blue organdy flounce; flounce edge is backed with 2 1/4" wide black ribbon wire; bodice is lined with sections of blue & white taffeta; CB zipper opening; matching 7/8" blue lace belt; size 10 or 12
label: Description
content: Label text: Fontana / Made in Italy - Roma
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Andree Lindow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0651.002
label: accession number
content: 1978.0651
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0651.002
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress, 2-Piece
label: Other Terms
content: Dress, 2-Piece; Entire Body; Main Dress; Female