Lot 49
Coolidge, Grace. A 10½ x 38 inch strip of red silk with matching hand beading, trimmed from the bottom of one of Grace Coolidge's dresses; additionally, there is a 4 x 19 inch strip of the beading. The fabric was given to Maggie Rogers, who was First Maid at the White House and who often sewed with Mrs. Coolidge, who made some of her own clothes. Maggie's daughter, Lillian Rogers Parks, who, like her mother, worked for 30 years at the White House, provides a letter of provenance, dated November 11, 1982, typed on stationery imprinted with the Presidential Seal and "The White House / Washington." She says that Mrs. Coolidge trimmed some of her own hats, and that she liked to sew with music or ball games on. This fabric is lovely and fits with the "flapper" look of the time.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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