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Dress

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Mary Frances Pope American, 1921 - 1996
RetailerSold by Lord and Taylor American
Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Date1966
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of George W. Cheney III, Katherine Cheney Chappell, and Mary Cheney Nelson
Object number1997.108.40
MarkingsLabel: "EXCLUSIVELY/ FOR/ Lord & Taylor".NotesHistorical Note: According to museum records, Mary Pope Cheney (1921-1996) wore this dress to the wedding of her daughter, Katherine Pope Cheney, who married Thomas Chappell (of Tom's of Maine fame) in 1966.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Mary Frances Pope
    about 1968
    Slip
    Mary Frances Pope
    about 1920-1935
    Gift of Janet Gaines, 1988.127.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Frances Harriet Love
    1876
    Gift of Rosamond Danielson, 1965.21.0a-b, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Rosa Frances Peckham
    1881
    Dress
    Frances Eliza Smith
    about 1888
    Gift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection, 2008.32.1a,b  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    Frances J. Budleski
    about 1955
    Gift, Frances Budleski Dapkus Collection, 2008.32.2a,b  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    Frances J. Budleski
    about 1945
    Woman's Wedding Shoes
    Ann Frances Darling
    1833