Evening gown
Item
Title
Evening gown
Has Format
Description
A. Gold silk chiffon evening gown; strapless; draped bodice; full skirt; floor length. B. Gold silk chiffon belt; hook and eye closure.
Worn by Lynn Fontanne. This is likely the gown Lynn wore with a mink collar on the November 19, 1951 cover of Life Magazine. Lynn likely also wore this dress when she was presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Purchased at the auction of Lynn Fontanne's estate using funds from Mount Mary alumnae.
Worn by Lynn Fontanne. This is likely the gown Lynn wore with a mink collar on the November 19, 1951 cover of Life Magazine. Lynn likely also wore this dress when she was presented to Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Purchased at the auction of Lynn Fontanne's estate using funds from Mount Mary alumnae.
Creator
Molyneux, Edward Henry
Date
1940-1950
Source
Donor: Mount Mary Alumnae
Is Part Of
Identifier
Object ID #1983.253.ab
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/ce31183c1bb0e434b04033cdde31ad25.jpg
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Still Image
Format
360 View
Collection
Citation
Molyneux, Edward Henry, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/3186.