63.23.41

Dress, Child's

1950 Approximate

Blue Velvet Child's Dress. Material: textile, metal, glass. Size: 9" shoulder to shoulder seam x 17 1/2: L. Material: textile, metal, glass. Description: blue velvet toddler's dress; short puffed sleeves; Peter Pan collar edged with white lace; rhinestones dotted across bodice; bodice gathered to the wide skirt and features a 3" W. ruffle at hemline; closure in back bodice with a short zipper; long blue velvet sashes tie to the back waistline.

Donor note: Marianne and Margie Gigeay were given Christmas velvet dresses by their grandmother, Mary Gigeay when they were young girls in the early 1950s; the dresses were likely purchased at the local Wolf & Habein Department Store. The girls called them their "kitty dresses" because the fabric felt as soft as kitten fur. When their little sister Marcia was old enough, the dresses were passed on to her.

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