"Tuya" Day Dress by Samuel Kass, Worn by Augusta Denton Roddis, 1945
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dress (Garment)
Date Made
1945
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Designed by Samuel Kass, New York, New York, and sold by Weathered Misses Shop, Chicago, Illinois.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.24.59
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Augusta Denton Roddis.
Material
Cotton (Fiber)
Rayon
Technique
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
Multicolored
Inscriptions
label in center front seam:
Weathered Misses Shop / Chicago
label in left side waist:
Samuel Kass / New York / Original
words in black print overall on dress:
"for you alone" in the print, and and the word "tuya" on the background of the fabric.
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