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Grand Manan Museum
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| Object Name: | gown |
| Object Type: | graduation prom |
| Category: | Personal Artifacts |
| Sub-category: | Clothing Accessory |
| Discipline: | local history |
| Material: | fibre, taffeta |
| Technique: | factory made |
| Accession Number: | x 2009.161.01 |
| Museum Collection: | local history |
| Origin-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Origin-Country: | Canada |
| Use-Province: | New Brunswick |
| Use-Country: | Canada |
| Latest Production Date: | 1958 circa |
| Description: | The lining is taffeta with nylon lace on bodice. Has a nylon mesh skirt with panels of mesh and lace. Also has shoe-string straps and capelet made of mesh. Soft pink in colour. Has a sweetheart neckline. |
| History of Use: | Belonged and worn by Betty (Dalzell) Leighton who wore it at her graduation prom, c. 1958. |
| Unit-Linear: | cm |
| Quantity: | 1 |
| Additional Associations: | the museum has many artifacts connected with education and schools on the island |
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| Institution City: | Grand Manan |
| Institution Province: | New Brunswick |
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