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Waltz-length Dinner Dress
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| Accession #: | 4132.5 |
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| Title: | Waltz-length Dinner Dress |
| Object Type: | Dress |
| Participants: |
Johnston Fix, Harriet (user)
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| Physical Description: | Sleeveless dress of green silk satin with fitted waist and full skirt. |
| Description: | After college Harriet Johnston participated extensively in the social life defined by her father Eric Johnston's role as head of the United States Chamber of Commerce and as Motion Picture Association president. She wore this custom-made dress to a 1950 Los Angeles dinner given in honor of Prime Minister Nehru of India. |
| Category: | Textiles |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Women (Women), Clothing (Personal Artifact)
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| Geographical Reference: | Los Angeles (National->California) |
| Dimensions: |
skirt length 26"
length, center back Bodice 11 1/2"
waist 23 1/2"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
silk (textile) (Material)
satin (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Label inside dress states: "All Silk"
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Harriet Johnston Fix, 2006 |
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