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Evening Dress Worn by Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration1954

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
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Evening dress made of thin cream, or off-white, silk material embroidered with silver threads. The dress was made of material brought back from Pakistan by Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt wore the dress at a dinner marking her 70th birthday on October 11, 1954. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1960.30.

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  • Title: Evening Dress Worn by Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1954
  • Location: Pakistan
  • Physical Dimensions: Evening dress made of thin cream, or off-white, silk material embroidered with silver threads. Dimensions: Appr. 58"h x 15"w at shoulders
U.S. National Archives

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