1990s womens dress

Description:	Emerald green wrap dress. Dress is semifitted with princess seams on the front and back, is calf length, and has a shawl collar and long set-in sleeves. Off-center front closure is a gold tone medieval style shank button with four multicolored embedded faux gem stones (amber, clear, blue, green, and red). Wrap dress Green (emerald) Solid Calf length Natural waistline Shawl collar Set-in sleeve Long-sleeved Buttons (shank); Off-center front closure Princess seams Currently housed in the Department of Applied Business Studies, this tank top belonged to Frances (Bramble) Petty Sargent (1940-2017). After marrying Edmund F. Petty (1928-1985) in 1967, Frances became a well-known philanthropist, volunteer, and beloved community member in Muncie, Indiana and at Ball State University. Frances made many significant contributions to the City of Muncie in honor of the Ball and Petty families, and she contributed to the development of arts and culture in Muncie and at Ball State University. One prominent example that has continued after her death is the Edmund F. Petty Memorial Lecture Series of artists and historians for David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State. Frances was a generous donor, a volunteer, a founding member of the Art Alliance at the art museum, and she honored her first husbands death by establishing the lecture series. Frances was intimately involved in the planning of the lecture as well as the accompanying dinner. Edmund F. Petty was the son of Fred J. and Margaret Ball Petty and the grandson of Frank C. Ball who was one of the five Ball brothers who established the glass manufacturing Ball Corporation in Muncie in the 1880s. After the passing of Edmund, Frances married Thomas A. Sargent, PhD in 1987. Dr. Sargent (1933-2023) was a professor and scholar of political science at Ball State for two decades beginning in the 1970s. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digit
Origin:	circa 1990s
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/BmnHis/id/4763
Collection:	Beeman, Mary Historic Costumes
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Subjects:	Costume--History Clothing and dress--History Fashion--History Clothing & dress Costumes Dresses

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