Rabbit Costume Worn by a Member of the Firestone Family at White Elephant Ball, 1956

Artifact

Costume (Character dress)

Date Made

1956

Creators

Unknown

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Keywords

United States, Rhode Island, Newport 

Costumes (Character dress) 

Balls (Parties) 

Masquerades 

Rabbits 

Firestone family 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.263.46

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mrs. William Clay Ford, Mrs. John F. Ball, and Mrs. William Leatherman.

Material

Pile weave
Fleece
Cotton (Textile)

Technique

Hand sewing
Machine sewing (Technique)

Color

Beige (Color)
Brown
Pink (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 76 in  (tip of ears to bottom of foot, on mannequin)

Width: 14 in  (shoulder to shoulder, on mannequin)

Width: 16.5 in  (at hips, on mannequin)

Length: 13 in  (on mannequin)