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Cocktail Dress
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| Accession #: | 3972.7 |
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| Title: | Cocktail Dress |
| Object Type: | Dress |
| Participants: |
McWilliams, Betty (user)
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| Physical Description: | Sleevless black knee-length cocktail dress with deep "V" neckline. |
| Description: | During the 1950s it was customary in some families to feed children early. Later the adults shared conversation over drinks and a more formal dinner. For such occasions, a housewife might greet her returning husband in a cocktail dress such as this one worn by Spokane's Betty McWilliams. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women), Clothing (Personal Artifact)
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| Dimensions: |
length, center back 37"
bust 35"
waist 35"
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Betty McWilliams, 2001 |
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