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Dress

1950-1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Little girl's grey and pink cotton dress and pink cotton tie belt; Britain, 1950-1959


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Belt
Materials and techniques
Cotton, machine stitched
Brief description
Little girl's grey and pink cotton dress and pink cotton tie belt; Britain, 1950-1959
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Object history
Said to have been worn by one of the donors, Mrs Ruben (née Madeleine Lavigne in 1921) but more likely to have been worn by one or both of her daughters Claire (born 1953) or Isabelle (born 1956)
Production
Mrs Ruben opined that this was her dress and was American; it is certainly British, and more likely to have been worn by her daughters.

Reason For Production: Retail
Collection
Accession number
B.124:1-1999

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Record createdJune 30, 1999
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