Dress

Probably Birmingham, Alabama

About 1940

  • Titles Dress (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk crepe
  • Dimensions 54 in. (137.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Ms. Winifred Mary Gilb, 1985.184
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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