Dress
Object number2017.28.4 a-d
Manufacturer
Dorissa of Miami
Date1979
OriginMiami, FL
MediumFabric; Lace; Plastic; Metal; Satin; Artificial leather; Brass; Paper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Dena Dortenzo Walzl
DescriptionFirst Communion dress with veil, purse, and price tag.DimensionsHeight x Width (a - width is between shoulder seams): 27 × 11.5 in. (68.6 × 29.2 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 23.25 × 27 × 1 in. (59.1 × 68.6 × 2.5 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 6.5 × 8.25 × 1.875 in. (16.5 × 21 × 4.8 cm)
Height x Width (d): 1.375 × 1 in. (3.5 × 2.5 cm)
Inscriptions(d)
Typed purple text includes "SIZE / 6 $47 00".
Marks(a)
White fabric tag inside back has pink embroidered text on front "[flower] / 6 / DORISSA / OF MIAMI / CARE ON REVERSE" and care instructions on the reverse.
Historical NotesFirst Communion ensemble worn by Dena Dortenzo. Dena spent her childhood in the predominately Italian American neighborhood of Bloomfield in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was baptized in July of 1971 and received her First Communion on Saturday, May 5, 1979, with her second grade class, both at the Immaculate Conception Church in Bloomfield. She attended grade school at Immaculate Conception. Dena noted that attending Immaculate Conception, where the congregation was made up of first and second generation Italian Americans, many of their Catholic traditions were brought over from Italy.
Previous owner
Dena Dortenzo Walzl
On View
Not on viewThere are no works to discover for this record.