Mackie, Bob; black rayon jersey dress

Description

Black rayon jersey gown, one shoulder, draped, trimmed with twisted rope of black and white beads down shoulderless side of gown. Uneven hem. ca. 1989

Source

HCT.1991.525.1

Relation

Additional fiber images and information available at the CAMEO Materials Database at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Provenance

This dress belonged to Ann B. Swint. Ann was born in Canton, Ohio on 10/10/1933. Her family moved to Columbus, Ohio where she graduated from The Ohio State University with a BS in Home Economics in 1955. Ann married Samuel Swint Jr. who worked at the Graniteville Company, a textile firm that manufactured denim for jeans. He retired as executive vice president of the company after working there for 34 years. Ann wore this dress to black-tie dinner dances in New York City and Southampton.