Worn as part of wedding ensemble by the donor's mother (née Florence Sanger Pullman, b. 8/11/1868, d. 6/5/1937) on April 29, 1896 on the occasion of her marriage to Frank Orren Lowden (b. 1/26/1896, d. 3/20/1943). In addition to this outer bodice,...
This brooch was given to Mrs. Palmer to commemorate the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Its inscription, Oro y Plata, is the state motto for Montana. The nail contained within the pin was the final nail used in construction of the Exposition's...
Halston, 1932-1990 (designer); I. Magnin & Co. (distributor)
circa 1976
Worn by donor, née Lynne Walker (born 1928, married July 19, 1969 to Leo Durocher). Worn with silver sandals, diamond and pearl jewelry, and fur wrap to the Chicago Lyric Opera opening in 1976 and the Big Brothers Charity Ball at the Casino Club,...
This is part of the Fall/Winter 1985 collection entitled (by the designer) "The Klimt Collection," named after the artist, Gustav Klimt, who worked in Vienna at the turn of the century and had a particular fascination with the decorative...
This is part of the Fall/Winter 1985 collection entitled (by the designer) "The Klimt Collection," named after the artist, Gustav Klimt, who worked in Vienna at the turn of the century and had a particular fascination with the decorative...
This is part of the Fall/Winter 1985 collection entitled (by the designer) "The Klimt Collection," so named after the artist, Gustav Klimt who worked in Vienna at the turn of the century and had a particular fascination with the decorative...
Worn by donor, Mrs. William McCormick Blair Jr., who purchased the dress for $2,125 and wore this Balenciaga evening gown to an opening of the Metropolitan Opera.