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

Accession Number

2009-1718

7.5x9.25 inches

Black & White

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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

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