Evening gown

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Titles Evening gown
Description Debutante's floor-length evening gown with short train. White net studded with glass beads over grayish pink silk crepe chiffon over pale yellowish pink silk taffeta. Made by Helen Gjertsen, Dayton's Department store dressmaker, Minneapolis, Minnesota, circa 1912.
Quantity 1 item
Format Content Category: artifacts
Measurements 42 inches length (waist to hem, front)
42 1/2 inches length (waist to hem, side)
55 inches length (waist to hem, back)
34 inches circumference (bustline)
22 1/2 inches circumference (waistline)
115 1/2 inches circumference (hem)
Nomenclature gown
Materials fiber
Creation Made by: Gjertsen, Helen
Made in: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Subjects Owned/used by: MaCartney, Hope D.
Retailed by: Dayton's (Department store)
Used in: Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
Rites of passage
Dressmakers--Minnesota--Minneapolis.
Clothing. Women's Dresses. 1910-1919
Dates Creation: 1910 - 1912
Holding Type 3D Objects
Identifiers 1988.408.6 (Accession Number)

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