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OCTOBER 13, 2007 - JANUARY 5, 2008

 

 

 

 
  Mrs. C. Phillip Miller
née Florence Lowden

1898 – death date unknown

The granddaughter of George Pullman, inventor of the Pullman railroad car, she was a debutante in 1917, sat on the board of the Art Institute of Chicago, and was presented to British court in 1927. Mrs. Miller began donating her clothing to the Chicago History Museum in 1935. The collection includes more than 150 dresses by Vionnet, Callot Soeurs, Paquin, and Chanel.
 
 
   
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