White lawn dress with pleated skirt and three quarter sleeves, c. 1906-1910

Name/Title

White lawn dress with pleated skirt and three quarter sleeves, c. 1906-1910

Entry/Object ID

1989.53.2

Description

Acc. No. 89.53.2 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: C. 1906-1910 Object: Dress Description: White lawn dress with machine lace bodice and embroidered inserts on three quarter sleeves & bodice. Skirt stitch pleated with machine lace designs. History of Object: Dress worn by Bertha, wife of Henry H. Meyers, noted county architect. She was the mother of the donor. Acquired from: Jeanette Meyers Date: 11-25-1989

Interpretative Labels

Label

8/28/2022 MvL: presumably, this is dress 12 on display: 'Day dress. Made of white cotton fabric. The bodice and trim are of machine lace. Maker unknown. Worn by Mrs. Henry H. Meyers.