Strapless Satin Evening Gown with Matching Jacket, 1954

Strapless evening gown of burgundy and gray satin with matching jacket of burgundy lined in gray. This item was owned by Barbara Jean Wilson, the adopted daughter of Matilda and Alfred Wilson. Matilda was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.