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Image of Blue figured taffeta evening dress, 1961
1963.3004.1
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Blue figured taffeta evening dress, 1961

This dress, made by Christian Dior, was owned by Guendolen Plestcheeff, daughter of early white Seattle settlers the Carkeeks and a well-respected preservationist and arts advocate in Seattle.
ID Number: 1963.3004.1C980
Date: Circa 1961
Physical Description: 1 Dress; silk; 45 in.H x 30 in.W
Credit: MOHAI, 1963.3004.1 C-980
Subjects: Clothing and Dress

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