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  • All fields: Linn, Lucy Blair, 1886-1978
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    • Clover

    • Clover

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer)

    • circa 1948

    • During a visit to the Museum in 1974, James noted that this dress was originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. A review of the interior shows numerous alterations, including a large reduction in the overall size of the torso and hips. ...
    • Dress

    • Dress

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer); Samuel Winston Inc. (manufacturer)

    • 1951

    • This dress was initially designed as a ready-to-wear dress for production by Samuel Winston. The precisely placed seams allowed the garment to be tailored to the exact measurements of its wearer. Only one other version is known to still exist: ...
    • Ensemble: jacket, vest, and skirt

    • Ensemble: jacket, vest, and skirt

    • Marshall Field & Company (distributor)

    • 1914

    • Setting-out ensemble worn by Lucy McCormick Blair after her marriage on May 9th, 1914 to Howard Linn at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago.
    • Gothic

    • Gothic

    • James, Charles, 1906-1978 (designer); Charles James Manufacturers Company (manufacturer)

    • 1955

    • This dress was made by one of James's numerous business enterprises, Charles James Manufacturers Company, which lasted from 1955 to 1958. Lord and Taylor used the garment in advertisements in the New York Times in 1956, and Harper's Bazaar...
    • Mystre

    • Mystre

    • Dior, Christian (designer); Christian Dior, Inc. (designer)

    • 1955

    • Worn by Mrs. Howard Linn, née Lucy McCormick Blair.

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