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Dress

1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Organdie dress with appliqué embroidery


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
cotton organdie with appliqué and embroidery
Brief description
Pale yellow organdie dress with floral appliqué embroidery. Paris, 1920s.
Physical description
Organdie dress with appliqué embroidery
Credit line
Given by Louisa Service
Object history
This small group of clothes (T.72 to 76-2013) belonged to the three great-aunts of the donor, Dr. Anna MacFee (1855-1947) one of the first female Canadian medical doctors; her twin sister Dr. (of Music) Catherine MacFee (1855-1942) ; and Donalda Macfee (1863-1957), the first woman graduate of McGill university. In the 1920s the three sisters inherited a great deal of money from two childless brothers and set off on a world tour. These clothes were mostly bought by them in Paris at this time.
Collection
Accession number
T.73-2013

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2013
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