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Two-piece yellow cocktail dress, ca. 1965
This cocktail dress, covered in shimmering plastic paillettes, was made by the New York designer Donald Brooks. Brooks designed costumes for stage and screen as well as his own line of ready-to-wear women’s clothing. The dress belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who donated many high-fashion garments to MOHAI’s collection. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland)…
ID Number:1975.6058.9C2201
Date:1965
Blue cocktail or dancing dress, designed by Jean Dessès, ca. 1965
This strapless dress with layers of accordion pleated netting was designed in Paris by couture designer Jean Dessès. It belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who donated many high-fashion garments to MOHAI’s collection. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland) in 1909 and came to the United States in 1911. She grew up in New York and…
ID Number:1975.6058.11C2203
Date:1965
Oil portrait of Stephen F. Chadwick, Sr., by unidentified artist, ca. 1965
Stephen F. Chadwick, Sr. (1894-1975) was born in Colfax, Washington. He was a practicing attorney in Seattle from 1919 until his retirement, and a longtime member of the American Legion of which he was national commander in 1939. He was also president of the Seattle Historical Society from 1965-1967 at which time this portrait was probably painted. The artist's signature…
ID Number:1975.6126.1
Date:Circa 1965
Beige silk Givenchy pumps, ca. 1970
These beige silk pumps were designed by Italian shoe designer Rene Mancini for the French fashion house Givenchy. They belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who donated many high-fashion garments to MOHAI’s collection. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland) in 1909 and came to the United States in 1911. She grew up in New York and…
ID Number:1978.6597.1
Date:Circa 1970
Woman's Chinese robe, ca. 1890-1910
This Chinese robe belonged to Seattleite Ann Dulien Diamond (1909-1984), who was a collector of art and clothing from Japan and China. She was born Ann Fabrikant in Russia (now Poland) in 1909 and came to the United States in 1911. She grew up in New York and moved to Seattle after her marriage to Louis T. Dulien in the…
ID Number:1978.6597.15C2364
Date:Circa 1890-1910
Cream colored straw hat with black lace, 1947
This hat is woven out of Milan straw and trimmed with black chiffon and lace. It belonged to Seattleite Ann (Fabrikant) Dulien Diamond (1909-1984). She was born in Poland and immigrated to New York City with her family in 1911. There she met her first husband, Louis Theodore Dulien (1895-1979), with whom she moved to Seattle about 1935. The couple…
ID Number:1978.6597.25M919
Date:1947
Tiara, 1949
Mrs. Kaye Swazie wore this tiara when she was honored as Woman of the Week in December 1949. She was President of the Seattle Day Nursery at the time. This Seattle organization, now known as Childhaven, was founded in 1909 by the Reverend Mark A. Matthews, and was one of only fifty childcare centers in the US at that time.…
ID Number:1979.6755.1
Date:1949
Art Deco electric mantel clock awarded to Seattle Chamber of Commerce on January 1, 1937
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce won a Special Prize as Outside Participants at the 48th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade held in Pasadena, California. Sadly, the Washington Huskies, who made it to the Rose Bowl that year, were summarily trounced 21-0 by the Pittsburgh Panthers.
ID Number:1980.6912
Date:1936
Civil Defense helmet, ca. 1940
Civil defense refers to the organized non-military effort to prepare Americans for military attack. During World War II, the Civil Defense Corps, organized approximately 10 million volunteers who were trained to fight fires, decontaminate after chemical weapon attacks, provide first aid, and other duties. This helmet would have been worn by one of these volunteersl. In recent decades, civil defense…
ID Number:1980.6924.16
Date:Circa 1940
Two-man canvas stretcher, 1940-1941
This stretcher was one of many provided by the American Red Cross prior to World War II to be used in emergency hospitals set up in Seattle schools as preparation for possible air raids and bombings. There were various units organized to work at the school gymnasiums consisting of doctors, nurses, stretcher bearers, panel truck drivers, motorcycle and foot messengers,…
ID Number:1981.7389.23
Date:1940-1941