Dress made for Kennedy’s personal secretary Mary Gallagher from linen brought back from Greece by Jacqueline Kennedy. Short-sleeve cream-colored dress has an embroidered design of the Acropolis near the bottom, a zip-up back, and a sash belt made from the same material. Dress was made for Gallagher by White House seamstress Lucinda Mormon. Accompanied by a photocopy of a 2001 letter of provenance from Gallagher which reads, in part, “This linen, cream-colored, dress with a design of the Greek Acropolis…was hand-made for me by Lucinda Morman, White House Seamstress. The material for this dress was given to me by Mrs. Kennedy upon her return from Greece in 1963…Mrs. Kennedy regularly brought back yard goods from her travels, storing them in the third floor closet for her future needs and/or for gifts to employees…Since receiving this, it has remained in my possession at my home.” In fine condition. Provenance: The Robert L. White Collection; Guernsey’s, 2005.
