Tea gown made of green silk velour. Full length gown has bell sleeves trimmed with red-brown fur. Gown closes on left side with a rhinestone clasp.
tea gowns
dresses (garments)
silk (textile)
fur
rhinestone
Dress
Gown, Tea
Gown, Tea
"MAISON de LINGE/ 844 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK/ GREENWICH, CONN." (Cloth tag)
"P17207" (Black ink on fabric tag)
594.1
881
Maison de Linge (Retailer)
United States
16 (W) (inches)
Given in memory of Professor and Mrs. Carroll L.V. Meeks by their daughters Victoria M. Blair-Smith and Lavinia C. Meeks
2012.198.1
ca. 1903 (Worn to a Yale Beaux Arts Ball in 1935)
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