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Dance Frock
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| Accession #: | 3096.2 |
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| Title: | Dance Frock |
| Object Type: | Dress |
| Participants: |
Campbell, Helen (user)
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| Physical Description: | White see-through crepe dress with short sleeves, square neckline, pouter-pigeon bodice. The dress is decorated with colored ribbon and has a four tiered straight skirt with flowers on bodice and top tier, edging on second and third tiers, and a heavily decorated fourth tier. |
| Description: | Helen Campbell's custom-made "dance frock" by Eugenie Gowns of New York City telegraphs her family's social status while hinting at the looser styles of her freer generation. Coming of age during the early 20th century, Helen lived on the cusp of social and technological liberations like voting and driving, which transformed women's lives. |
| Category: | Campbell Collection |
| Related Objects: |
4429.1 (Campbell, Helen, Photograph; Portrait, Photographic Portrait of Helen Campbell, 1914 - 1916)
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| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women)
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| Geographical Reference: | Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Dimensions: |
shoulders 13"
length 45"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
crepe (Material)
ribbon (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Eugenie Gowns, New York
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| Related Exhibits: | |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Valarie Powell, 1985 |
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