Name/Title
Cream voile Girl's dress with off-white lace and robin's egg-blue silk ribbon trim, 1880Entry/Object ID
1995.131.1Description
Acc. No. 95.131.1
Subject Category: CLOTHING
Date or Period: 1880
Object: DRESS; Child's
Description:
ONE-PIECE YOUNG GIRL'S DRESS OF CREAM-COLORED VOILE, WITH BODICE OF SELF-GATHERED FABRIC, TRIMMED IN OFF-WHITE-COLORED LACE. REPEATED AT MODIFIED SLEEVE, NECK, AND RUFFLE AT HEMLINE. NECKLINE AND LOWER PART OF SKIRT ACCENTUATED WITH ROBIN-EGG BLUE-COLORED MOIRE' SILK RIBBON. BACK OF DRESS SECURED BY A ROW OF 7 MOTHER-OF-PEARL BUTTONS.
History of Object:
DRESS WORN BY AMANDA SYLVESTER, WIFE OF BENJAMIN F LAMBORN, EARLY ALAMEDA CITY CLERK. THE DRESS FROM 1880 WAS WORN BY AMANDA AT THE AGE OF 5. THE LAMBORN FAMILY LIVED FOR MANY YEARS AT 1428 MORTON STREET, ALAMEDA.
Acquired from:
MR ROBERT LAMBORN
Date: 17 JUN 95
