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Dress

1930 Approximate

Material: textile and metal. Size: 31" W. 56" L. Description: lavender, rayon floor length gown - v-neckline - front closure with two hooks - back closure with zipper and hooks - drape over waistline and shirred at the sides - two floor length drapes hang from the waistline to hemline - two self-fabric ribbon ties at the back waistline.

Bought for a Washington D.C. dinner and dance when Ella Hansen's husband, Berton Hansen was Master of Masons. It was worn to dances at the Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis; Crookston Hotel; the Terp in Austin; Kato Ballroom, Mankato, etc. when he was Commander at Mankato.