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Rose satin gown with butterfly print, 1937-1938
Order an ImageElsa Schiaparelli, who was known for avant-garde and surrealist touches, designed this gown at her couture house in Paris. The gown belonged to Guendolen Carkeek Plestcheeff, who was born in Seattle but spent time in Europe as a young woman. She continued to make buying trips overseas to restock her wardrobe long after she moved back to Seattle in 1931. Plestcheeff would have worn this gown around the time that she was elected as president of the Seattle Historical Society in 1938. She was a major force in the opening of the society’s museum in 1952—the Museum of History & Industry.
ID Number: 1953.642.6C588
Date: 1937-1938
Creator(s):
Schiaparelli, Elsa, Designer
Physical Description: 1 Dress; silk; 60 in.H x 15 in.W
Place Made: France, , Paris
Credit: MOHAI, 1953.642.6 C-588