Embroidered Garment, about 1949, muslin with rickrack, embroidery and crochetAlice Eugenia Ligon, born 1886, died Fulton, MO 1959
Ligon created this dress as a Christmas gift for her children while she was a patient at Fulton State Hospital. She was hospitalized there from 1949 to 1953 for an unspecified condition. The garment is in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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