Gown
Item
Title
Gown
Has Format
Description
Pale pink tulle and silk taffeta prom gown; pink tulle pink taffeta; pale pink feathers around bust; rhinestone straps; tulle decorated with embroidered pale pink flowers and rhinestones; fitted torso; flared skirt; covered buttons and loops in back; ankle length.
Made by the aunt of the donor, Gaetanina Balistreri, for Balistreri to wear to the 1943 Mount Mary College Junior Prom. The gown was originally made strapless, but Mount Mary College required straps, so rhinestone straps were added.
Made by the aunt of the donor, Gaetanina Balistreri, for Balistreri to wear to the 1943 Mount Mary College Junior Prom. The gown was originally made strapless, but Mount Mary College required straps, so rhinestone straps were added.
Date
1943
Source
Gaetanina Balistreri
Identifier
Object ID #2011.17.01
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/a08c11f9021cab2bcf89ee6a93bfdc8b.jpg
Rights
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Subject
Clothing and dress
Type
Still Image
Format
360 View
Citation
“Gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed December 30, 2024, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/2565.