Slip, Anne Brough

 
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Mrs. Bough's white slip with train and net lace trim
Slip, Anne Brough
Mrs. Bough's white slip with train and net lace trim
Mrs. Bough's white slip with train and net lace trim

Slip, Anne Brough

Object number1984.022.19
Dateca. 1920
MediumLace
Dimensions63 x 22 in. (160 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    DescriptionSlip with train, pleated hem and net lace trim belonged to Anne Brough (wife of Governor Charles Hillman Brough, 1917-1921.) Material is discolored from white with brown stains throughout. Slip measures 63 x 22 in. (160 x 55.9 cm) including train. Fastened with hook and eye closures.

    Anne Brough was the twenty-fifth First Lady of Arkansas, 1917-1921. During World War I, Anne served as an active Chairman for the Woman’s Auxiliary of State Council of Defense, the Red Cross's supply- making sessions and Liberty and Victory Loans. Anne also made appearances at Suffragette Rallies in support of the right for woman to vote in the United States.

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