Mount Mary University Digital Collections

Evening gown

Item

Title

Evening gown

Description

Brown plain weave silk brocade evening gown; made from a sari; gold and peacock blue supplemental weft of mango shoots (paisleys); one-shoulder; side zipper closure; seam at natural waistline; straight skirt, slit up front; border of paisleys down front and around hem; ankle length.

Possibly an Ann Lowe gown based on the distinctive lace trim construction on the interior hem, a signature finishing technique frequently used by Lowe.

Relation

Detail of lace at inside hem (Object ID #2011.01.006)

Creator

Lowe, Ann?

Date

1955-1965

Is Part Of

Identifier

Object ID #2011.01.006
https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/files/original/023c97bd7b8f6a6486c12081df3839a6.jpg

Rights

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

Subject

Clothing and dress

Type

Still Image

Format

360 View

Collection

Citation

Lowe, Ann?, “Evening gown,” Mount Mary University Digital Collections, accessed August 30, 2025, https://digitalcollections.mtmary.edu/items/show/4413.