dress, 1-piece
date: label: Date made
content: 1988
name: label: used by
content: Foote, Shelly J.
label: maker
content: Laura Ashley
notes: label: Description
content: Teal green with white floral print; wide sweetheart neckline in front; scoop neckline in back; set-in sleeves with gathers at shoulder; elbow-length; self-fabric piping around bottom; center front opening to waistline; fastens with five covered buttons; left side opening; fastens with teal nylon zipper; self-fabric piping around neckline,front opening edges, and waistline seam; bodice has princess seams; six-gored full skirt has gathers at waistline; right side seam pocket.
label: Description
content: Label text: laura ashley / Made in Great Britain / 100% Cotton / 100% Coton / 100% Katoen / 100% Baumwolle / UK 14 EUR 40 USA 12
label: Description
content: Donor purchased dress while visiting England in 1988 to attend Scottish County dancing school in St. Andrews, Scotland. While visiting friends in Cambridge purchased dress at store there. Wore while in England and then when returned to U.S. for dinners, dancing, etc. Almost always wore with off-white tights.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England
label: made in
content: United Kingdom: England
label: purchased in
content: United Kingdom: England
label: used in
content: United States: Virginia, Alexandria
topic: label: purchased while
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Shelly J. Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0177.003
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 length: 47 1/2 in; 120.65 cm
label: Measurements
content: waistline: 31 7/8 in; 80.9625 cm