Givenchy, Hubert de, 1927- (designer); Marshall Field & Company (distributor)
1967
Ensemble purchased from Marshall Field & Co. Worn with headdress (1986.566.1c). The dress was shown in the St. Luke's fashion show September 27, 1967. Wearer is anonymous.
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...
This coat was once a set of drapes that hung in the apartment of Mrs. Potter Palmer II where Mrs. Eugene Davidson moved following Mrs. Palmer's death. The drapes did not suit Mrs, Davidson, so she took them to James and asked him to create a coat...