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,...
James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)
1954
Charles James originally designed the Butterfly ball gown for Mrs. William Randolph Hearst Jr., for the price of $1,250. The sculptural design lives up to a comment once made by Spanish couturier Cristbal Balenciaga, "Charles James is not only the...
Donor Franc Reece married John Roger Williams on June 19, 1901. Corset was bought at Marshall Field & Co. and part of her trousseau. It was never worn.
Worn by Miss Honore O'Shea, daughter of James J. O'Shea and Honore Pyne O'Shea, when she married donor's father, John J. Sullivan, November 10, 1887 at Holy Family Church, Roosevelt and May Street, Chicago.