Dress Worn by the Character Luisa in <i>The Fantasticks</i>
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: White short sleeveless cotton dress with vertically corded bodice, round neckline, narrow shoulders embellished with corded fabric bows;back center closure with hook and eye, metal zipper to waist seam; plain muslin skirt gathered from waist seam; bottom hem trimmed with pompom tassles, crocheted lace, and white thread embroidered floral ruffle with peaked edged lace trim; bodice lined with white muslin. Worn by character, Luisa, in the first run of the musical, "The Fantasticks." The musical opened off-Broadway on May 3, 1960 and ran for 42 years (until 2002), making it the longest running musical in history.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Musical Theater
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of John Krug
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0211.07.01
label: accession number
content: 2002.0211
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0211.07.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)