Dress made out of butter cartons used at the Minnesota State Fair

Titles: Dress made out of butter cartons used at the Minnesota State Fair (Supplied title)

Description: Dress made out of butter cartons worn by Princess Kay of the Milky Way Mary Ann Titrud of Clarissa, Minnesota, in 1965 to promote the American Dairy Association of Minnesota. The three piece dress consists of a white sheath underdress, skirt and capelet. The end flaps of one-pound butter cartons representing various Minnesota creameries are machine-stitched onto the cape and skirt in horizontal rows. Mary Ann attended creamery meetings across the state, rode in a convertible during parades, and appeared at the 1965 Minnesota State Fair, where she became the first Princess Kay to have her likeness sculpted in a 64 pound block of butter inside the refrigerated, revolving "Butter Beauty Dairy-Go-Round" exhibit.

Dates

• 1965 - 1966 (Use)

Creation

• used by: Titrud, Mary Ann
• about: American Dairy Association of Minnesota

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1987.167.1.A-C

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 41 inches length
• 22 inches width
• 10 inches depth

Subjects

How can we help?

• Help / About Collections Online
• Learn about the Collections
• Contact the Gale Family Library for help with research, orders, and use/licensing
• Have feedback or comments on the new Collections Online system? Please fill in the Collections Online Feedback Form.