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Dress worn by Bess Truman at the Presidential Reception at the National Gallery of Art

2009-1718
Accession Number
2009-1718
7.5x9.25 inches
Black & White
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NAID 348546920
Related Collection
Papers of Harry S. Truman Pertaining to Family, Business, and Personal Affairs
Keywords
Clothing and dress
First ladies
Inaugurations
HST Keywords
Truman - Bess - Inauguration
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Description
Front view of the dress worn by Bess Wallace Truman, First Lady of the White House, at the Presidential Reception at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 20, 1949. The material is a specially woven gray satin with a swirling feather design in silver lame, which was created by Ducharne of Paris. From: Truman Home
Date(s)
ca.
1949