91.97.1

Dress, House

1950 Approximate

Pink/Green/Yellow Floral Pint Sleeveless Shift. Material: textile, plastic. Size: 19" W. across bodice x 39" L. Description: white cotton print with pink/green/yellow floral pattern sleeveless shift, mid-calf hemline, wide round neckline; back closure with a 19 1/2" L. white plastic zipper; two 1" diameter pink buttons in side seams just below hipline, pink front triangular insert panel from waistline to hemline; dress is in an unfinished altered state.

From Mae Dezell Estate. Handmade and later altered by Mae Dezell this "house" dress is an example of how people who lived through the 1930s Depression reused and recycled their clothing. Unfinished Textiles. Sewing.