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Women's Clothing ➔ Flower Girl Dress
Identifier:
2010.55.7Description:
This yellow dress is made of silk and the bodice has a lace overlay. The neckline is round and it has short sleeves. The bodice is boned and it has a basque waist. There is a Talon zipper down the center back. The skirt is made of net and has lace at the hem. Features that are indicative of the 1950s are the fitted bodice, the full skirt, and the back zipper. This dress was worn by Doris Cole in 1950 when she was the flower girl at her cousin's wedding in Philidelphia. It was handmade by her mother's friend Ruth Rosengrant.This dress is part of a collection of 18 party and evening dresses purchased at department stores and dress shops in downtown Grand Rapids between 1952 and 1955. They were worn by sisters Doris and Janie Cole to parties, dances, and various social events.
Date:
1950Materials:
Tulle, Silk, LaceDimensions:
59" h 59" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Janice E. Cole, Doris A. Cole Louis And Helen ColeRelated Entities:
Ruth Rosengrant (creator) Doris Cole (donor)Doris Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1938 to Louis and Helen Cole. She had a sister, Janice Cole, who was born in 1936.
Doris was raised in Grand Rapids and graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1955. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Radcliffe College in 1959 and went on to earn her Master’s in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1963. Doris began her career in Paris and Boston but in 1981 she became a founding member of Cole and Goyette in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She stayed with the business until 2012 when she opened her own practice, Doris Cole FAIA. She is also an established author, writing five books about architecture including the first book in the United States about women in architecture. Doris Cole (used by)
Doris Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1938 to Louis and Helen Cole. She had a sister, Janice Cole, who was born in 1936.
Doris was raised in Grand Rapids and graduated from East Grand Rapids High School in 1955. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Radcliffe College in 1959 and went on to earn her Master’s in Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 1963. Doris began her career in Paris and Boston but in 1981 she became a founding member of Cole and Goyette in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She stayed with the business until 2012 when she opened her own practice, Doris Cole FAIA. She is also an established author, writing five books about architecture including the first book in the United States about women in architecture.
