dress
date: label: Date made
content: 1956
name: label: maker
content: Ceil Chapman
notes: label: Description
content: Green, blue, black, white, orange and yellow abstract floral print on pink taffeta; wide scoop neckline in front; straight across in back; self-piping around neckline edge; center back opening; fastens with beige metal zipper, extending into skirt; hook and thread loop at top back neckline; cap sleeves with ruched fabric and piped edge; draped front bodice across top and bustline: large drape extends around shoulders to become neckline band across top of back; diagonal drape from upper right side to left front waistline; boning set into front and back bodice seams, from waist halfway up; piping set-in around waistline; small self fabric cord bow at left front waistline; straight skirt has pleated draped fabric at left front, below bow; inverted pleat at bottom of center back; lined in peach faille.
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 Anne S. Genter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2004.0079.001
label: accession number
content: 2004.0079
label: catalog number
content: 2004.0079.001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress
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 length: 39 1/4 in; 99.695 cm
label: Measurements
content: waistline: 24 1/2 in; 62.23 cm