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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Fabric for Eleanor Roosevelt Dress
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Fabric for Eleanor Roosevelt Dress

Object numberMO 1995.9a
Name Cloth
Designer (American, 1919 - 2013)
Maker (American textile manufacturer)
Dateca. 1939
Mediumfabric (silk)
Dimensionsoverall (unevenly cut piece) H 46 in x W 59 in (116.8 cm x 149.9 cm )
DescriptionA remnant of fabric used for a dress worn by Eleanor Roosevelt. The off-white silk chiffon material has a goldenrod and thistle print in shades of Eleanor blue.
Label TextThis fabric remnant is from the material used to make a dress worn by Eleanor Roosevelt during the visit of the British monarchs, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, to Hyde Park in June 1939. Mrs. Roosevelt wore the dress for the June 11 church service she and President Roosevelt attended with the King and Queen.

The pattern, incorporating the Scottish thistle and the American goldenrod, was designed by Mrs. Roosevelt's niece and namesake (the daughter of her brother, Hall), Eleanor Roosevelt, and the fabric was made by Frank Associates. The fabric was used to make the dress created by Lily Loscher and sewn and fitted by Rose Moss.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Kenneth and Ruth Moss in 1994.
Credit LineGift of Kenneth and Ruth Moss
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
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