Girl's Arabian Nights Costume, 1922

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Description:

Girls Arabian Nights costume of pink silk crepe with a skirt and bertha collar of gold metallic lace. The waistband gives accent at the front with a large pendant of gold brocade with turquoise, dark blue and orange beads and red rhinestones. Additional accents include red and green hanging beads in the front. The costume has matching sandals of gold metallic cloth over leather with pointed curled toes. The shoes have red and green rhinestone and white pearl accents and tie on the legs with green ribbons. This item was owned by Frances Dodge (November 27, 1914 – January 24, 1971), who was the eldest daughter of John Francis Dodge (co-founder of Dodge Motor Company) and his third wife, Matilda Rausch Dodge (Wilson).

Date Issued:

1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Meadow Brook Hall

Collection:

Digital Dress Collection

Place:

Paris, France

Subject Topic:

Dresses, Costumes, and Children's clothing

Format:

clothing

Rights:

Images are copyright Oakland University's Meadow Brook Hall. Web versions may be used for reference purposes only.

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:ET16_02_22