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Basic ID	Afternoon dress, ca. 1917. Silk jacquard. Callot Soeurs, France. Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer II. 1957.318
Artists/Makers	Callot Soeurs (Firm) (designer)
Title	Dress
Place of Origin	Paris (France)
Date	circa 1917
Description	Dress of red silk brocade. Scooped neck; short sleeves; draped and pleated panel extending from back of waist. Falls just below the knee.
Materials/Techniques	silk (fiber) jacquard
Object History	Worn by Mrs. Potter Palmer II, née Pauline Kohlsaat.
Subjects	Palmer, Pauline Kohlsaat, 1882-1956
Object Types	dresses (garments)
Classification	costume (mode of fashion)
Categories	clothing main garments afternoon dress
Credit Line	Gift of Estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer II
Owner	Chicago Historical Society
Exhibition History	Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology. (2007/10/12 - 2008/01/05); Chic Chicago : Couture Treasures from the Chicago History Museum. Chicago History Museum. (2008/09/27 - 2009/07/26); I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum. (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03)
Object Number	1957.318
Image File Name	i63423.jpg; index.cpd
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

Title	i63423
Rights	All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name	Costume and Textile Collection
Repository	Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038

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