Dress
Object number95.69.1 a,b
Date1976
MediumPolyester; Cotton; Metal
Credit LineGift of Angela Pasquale
DescriptionWhite sleveless polyester tennis dress with matching bloomers. Red, white, and blue crossed tennis rackets on front, with red and blue detailing down the length of the left and right side of dress.Dimensions28.9999 x 15 in. (73.7 x 38.1 cm)InscriptionsStiched inside near top of zipper: "A.P"
Historical NotesTennis dress worn by the donor Angela Pasquale.Label TextAngela Pasquale, an immigrant from Italy who came to Pittsburgh in the 1950s, designed this patriotic tennis dress for the American Bicentennial. An accomplished seamstress and fiber artist, Pasquale displayed her pride for her adopted nation as many Americans did in 1976.
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c. 1945
Wright & Ditson
c. 1985
Invacare Corporation
