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Multi-Print Placket Dress
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Multi-Print Placket Dress
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Multi-Print Placket Dress

Artifact SeriesObama Family Collection
Artifact IDFL2014.15
Object Type Dress
Designer (Nigerian-British)
Date 2011
Medium textile (silk)
DimensionsOverall (Flat, maximum) W 45 in x L 46 1/4 in (114.3 cm x 117.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionMulti-print silk placket, knee-length sleeveless dress. Red and gold pattern fabric at waist, around neck, and on skirt. Blue, brown, red, and black pattern fabric on bodice and skirt. Two stripes of fabric with red and gold poppy on a blue background shaped in a reverse V run parallel from the waist down the length of the skirt.
Historical NoteFirst Lady Michelle Obama wore this dress on the Oprah Winfrey Show on April 27, 2011, while traveling with the President for United Nations General Assembly in New York City on September 19, 2011, and during the Richmond and Fredericksburg, Virginia campaign events on September 13, 2012.
Custodial History / ProvenanceThe item was a gift from a member of the general public to First Lady Michelle Obama during the Obama Administration. It was received through the Office of the First Lady and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesObama Family Collection (National Archives Identifier 66540613)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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