Dress with Belt

United States

1950s

  • Titles Dress with Belt (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk, cotton
  • Dimensions Overall: 46 in. (116.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Alys R. Stephens, 1986.207a-b
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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