Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Ball gown

Item

Title

Ball gown

Description

Mint green worsted ball gown; empire bodice; off the shoulder straps made of silk rose buds and tiny leaves; swirl of three dimensional rosebuds and leaves running vertically down center front, around left side of waistline to back, and down center back; flat bow at center front and center back, set on vertically; skirt has wrap-look front and wrap back; floor length; small white lace butterflies applied to petticoat. Label: "Saks Fifth Avenue Original, made for the Adam Room". Possibly a debutante gown.

Relation

Detail of back closure (Object ID #1982.252)
Detail of interior of bust showing store label (Object ID #1982.252)
Detail of lace on inside seams (Object ID #1982.252)
Detail of lace appliqués on petticoat (Object ID #1982.252)

Creator

Lowe, Ann

Date

1966

Source

Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christiansen

Is Part Of

Ann Lowe exhibit

Identifier

Object ID #1982.252
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/5427a1d41e197ab6616553a22b48412a.jpg

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Collection

Ann Lowe collection

Citation

Lowe, Ann, “Ball gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed June 28, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4395.