First Ladies' Hall - Smithsonian Institution
Beginning with the hand-painted silk gown of Martha Washington, the inaugural ball gowns of the First Ladies—wives, daughters, or official hostesses of the United States—are shown in period settings, enhanced by Presidential and White House furniture and accessories.
A Brief History of the First Lady's Inaugural Gowns
Jan 9, 2020 · Our original First Lady, Martha Washington, skipped her husband's celebration, possibly because she didn't really approve of him running for office in the first place. Prior to the 20th...
A Story in Silk: Meeting Martha Washington Through a Surviving Gown
Dec 1, 2017 · The three known surviving, intact Martha Washington gowns are in the collections of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the New Hampshire Historical Society, and the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
The First Ladies at the Smithsonian: more than dresses
Dec 23, 2008 · The oldest gown in the collection belonged to Martha Washington. The oldest inaugural gown in the collection belonged to Andrew Jackson’s niece, Emily Donelson, who wore it to his 1829 inaugural ball.
Smithsonian's "First Ladies" collection - CBS News
Jan 15, 2017 · The oldest gown in the collection (pictured) belonged to Martha Washington, dating from the 1780s, while the oldest inaugural gown at the Smithsonian belonged to Emily Donelson, niece of...
The Politics of Fashion - Colonial Williamsburg
Mar 17, 2020 · One of Martha Washington’s surviving gowns was sewn of silk taffeta and decorated with painted flowers and butterflies, a popular motif in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Another gown, which is displayed at Mount Vernon, was …
National Museum of American History Expands “First Ladies …
Mar 9, 2010 · Among the dresses displayed in the exhibition’s first gallery are Martha Washington’s silk taffeta gown, Grace Coolidge’s flapper-style evening dress and Helen Taft’s 1909 white-silk chiffon inaugural ball gown—the first …
First Ladies of Fashion | Inside Adams - Library of Congress Blogs
Jan 19, 2013 · Rather than purchase a new gown for the 1977 inaugural ball, she wore the same gown that she had worn to Governor Carter’s 1971 gubernatorial inauguration. This gown was designed by Mary Matise for Jimmae and purchased off the rack at Jason’s in Americus, Georgia.
The World Is Yours: Fashion Parade of Presidents’ Wives
First up is the gown of Martha Washington. What follows is one dramatization of her visit to Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War and another that explores what she must have said to guests as she greeted them during the last ball she hosted as first lady.
First Ladies' Hall
January 1, 1964 – December 31, 1986\nAmerican History Museum\nBeginning with the hand-painted silk gown of Martha Washington, the inaugural ball gowns of the First Ladies -- wives, daughters, or official hostesses of the United States -- are …