1st Object Chosen

After careful consideration, we have chosen our first object to reproduce. This gown, with accession number 1992.035 in our collection, is well loved by the students who have previosuly seen it on display. It is somewhat fragile, which means that we have to be very careful with it, but the way that it is deteriorating inspires us even more to fully research and reproduce it before the deterioration progresses much further. We believe it to be from about 1910-1915; further research should confirm that. The dress has a label which reads "Franklin Simon & Co. / Fifth Avenue, New York."

Here is a slideshow of images of the dress.
Thanks to volunteer Lydia Palmiotti for helping to mount the dress and take photos of it.

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