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Maker(s):Foxbrownie
Culture:American
Title:dress
Date Made:1960-1970
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: black, satin-weave silk; light blue sequins; black, sheer silk;
Place Made:United States; New York State; New York State: New York City
Measurements:Center Back - CB: 48 in; 121.9 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2019.31.4
Credit Line:Gift of Juliet G. Flynt, grandaughter of Helen and Henry Flynt
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Evening dress worn by Helen Geier Flynt (1895-1986) during the 1960s. Helen, along with her husband Henry N. Flynt (1893-1970), founded the Heritage Foundation, later Historic Deerfield, in 1952. The full-length gown features cap sleeves, and a decorated bodice with a sheer decolletage and light blue sequins or paillettes. As indicated by labels inside the garment, the dress was made by American manufacturer Foxbrownie and sold at the Fifth Avenue department store Bonwit Teller.

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