"Shirt-Shift Style" Paper Dress in Packaging, 1966-1968
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Dress (Garment)
Date Made
1966-1968
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2021.175.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cellulose
Nylon
Plastic
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 0.875 in (Packaging)
Width: 9.75 in (Packaging)
Length: 13.25 in (Packaging)
Inscriptions
label on inside back of dress collar:
SIZE 16-18 / m / m / "WASTE BASKET BOUTIQUE" / T.M. / by / MARS OF ASHVILLE, N.C. / DO NOT WASH / THIS MATERIAL IS FIRE RESISTANT UNLESS / WASHED OR DRY CLEANED. / THEN BECOMES / DANGEROUSLY FLAMMABLE WHEN DRY.
on front of packaging:
Excitingly New! / FROM THE / "Waste Basket / Boutique" / COLLECTION / Throwaway / "PAPER" / DRESS / kaycel(R) NEW WONDER FABRIC / 93% Cellulose - 7% Nylon / SIZES: / TEENY...........4-6 / TINY.............8-10 / BIGGER..........12-14 / BIGGEST.........16-18 / Shorten with Scissors--Press with Cool Iron / FIRE AND WATER RESISTANT / by MARS of Asheville / "SHIRT-SHIFT" STYLE / Wear 5 or 6 Times / then Throw Away / MARS MFG. CO., INC., OF ASHEVILLE, N.C., U.S.A.
sticker on front of packaging:
BIGGEST / 16-18 / STYLE 105 / 1.75 / RN23342
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