Crushed velvet dress worn by Barb (Lienau) Lawrence to her Homecoming her senior year of high school 1971.
Note from Barb 1970: I drew this design of a dress I wanted for homecoming my senior year. My mother made the dress without a pattern and it fit perfectly- Crushed velvet fabric was popular at the time. ( Included is a drawing Barb made and a photo of her and Mike Walthers at the Homecoming 1970)
Collection
Barb Lawrence
Cataloged By
Matthew Adelman
Acquisition
Accession
2021.12
Source or Donor
Lawrence, Barbara
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Date made
1970
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Dress
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Main Garments
Nomenclature Class
Clothing
Nomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal Objects
Search Terms
Homecoming, Dress, High School Dance, Sturgeon Bay High School, Homemade, Miller's Clothing Store
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
Date Examined
Nov 23, 2021
Examined By
Matthew Adelman
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Barb Lawrence
Person or Organization
Barb Lienau
General Notes
Note
Notes: From the donor (Barb Lawrence): "I drew a design of the dress I wanted for that special night and my mother made it without a "real" pattern to follow. Before she got married my mother was one of the first employees at Miller Clothing Store in Sturgeon Bay. She worked as a bookkeeper, store clerk, and was trained how to hem men;s pants. She was an excellent seamstress and made many of my dresses as I was growing up and even a lined wool suit I needed for college and my early teaching career".
Status: OK
Status By: Matthew Adelman
Status Date: 2021-11-23
