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Teal blue dress and cropped jacket designed by Ann Lowe

Creator Name

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981;
Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor, American, 1927 - 2008

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1950s

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description
Teal blue floral brocade dress (.1) and cropped jacket (.2) designed by Ann Lowe and worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor.

The dress (.1) is made from a teal blue silk satin with an all-over brocaded medium-scale design of scattered flowers with leaves and stems in shades of pink, blue, copper, and green. The dress is strapless with a plunging V at the back of the fitted bodice. A self-fabric band is sewn across the front at the natural waist which continues down each proper side of the skirt to the hem. The skirt is nearly flat in the front but is heavily gathered into small pleats at the back. It has a slight train at the center back. Self-fabric pre-tied ...

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Title

Teal blue dress and cropped jacket designed by Ann Lowe

Creator

Ann Lowe, American, 1898 - 1981, Designed by;
Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor, American, 1927 - 2008, Worn by

Worktype

dresses; jackets; Dresses (garments)

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

dress: silk satin, silk faille, gauze, buckram, and metal fasteners;; jacket: silk satin, gauze, and metal fasteners

Dimensions

H x W (.1 flat): 49 1/2 × 23 in. (125.7 × 58.4 cm);
H x W (.2 flat): 15 1/2 × 25 in. (39.4 × 63.5 cm)

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Date

1950s;
Date: 1950s

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Estate of Florance Rumbough Trevor

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Subjects

African American; Clothing and dress; Design; Fashion; Fashion design

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