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DRESSING GOWN

Creator(s): The White House (Retailer)

Currently in storage


About this object

This asymmetrical dressing gown of cream colored satin wraps around the body and closes at the left waist with a fabric loop and button. The bodice is cut on the bias with a diamond shaped, flat seam extending diagonally from underarm to waist. The neckline drapes asymmetrically in a wide cowl. The sleeves, one ending above the elbow and one below, are built on a taffeta shell covered with rows of curled ostrich feathers. A full skirt attaches flat at the natural waist and extends to a long train at back. A decorative flat bow is placed at center back.

Object name:
DRESSING GOWN
Made from:
Silk crêpe -- ostrich feathers
Made in:
London, England
Date made:
1928-1935
Size:
H. 17 1/2 in. (shoulder to waist front); H. 17 1/2 in. (shoulder to waist back); Dia. 31 in. (waist circumference); H. 39 in. (waist to hem front); H. 50 in. (waist to hem back); Dia. 114 in. (hem circumference)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
48.82
Signature marks:
LABEL: THE WHITE HOUSE / 51. NEW BOND ST. / LONDON [in side seam]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973