Object Details
- distributor
- P.C. Mary's Inc.
- wearer
- Flores, Natalia
- unknown
- Description
- Natalia Flores wore this pink silver-embroidered evening gown for her Quinceanera held in Chicago in 2006. Quinceaneras are a Latina religious tradition that celebrate the maturing of a girl into a woman. Traditionally, the celebration takes place on the girl's fifteenth birthday, is religious in nature, and involves her dressing in a formal gown.
- American immigrants have strived to preserve their cultural identities through performing these traditions. Although Natalia's mother did not have a Quinceanera in Mexico, she thought it was important for her daughter to experience this custom in America.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Natalia Flores
- 2006
- ID Number
- 2009.0169.001
- accession number
- 2009.0169
- catalog number
- 2009.0169.001
- Object Name
- dress
- Object Type
- Main Dress
- Entire Body
- Woman
- Dress
- Physical Description
- polyester (overall material)
- nylon (overall material)
- beading (neckline material)
- sequins (bodice material)
- Measurements
- skirt length: 42 1/2 in; 107.95 cm
- bodice length: 16 1/4 in; 41.275 cm
- overall length: 53 1/4 in; 135.255 cm
- inside sleeve length: 18 in; 45.72 cm
- place made
- China
- place used
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- Associated Place
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Family & Social Life
- Clothing & Accessories
- National Museum of American History
- wearer's community
- Latina
- used
- Quinceanera
- Record ID
- nmah_1357209
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3efe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
