Women's Black Wedding Dress of Lena Schermer Hickey

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Women's Black Wedding Dress of Lena Schermer Hickey

Entry/Object ID

2024.26.2

Description

Long black women's dress from about 1900 -1912. Dress belonged to Lena Schermer Hickey (1867-1921) of Baileys Harbor. Dress is black and features white accents on sleeves and breast. Photo attached shows Lena (second from left seated) wearing the dress in 1912. Dress appears to be in good condition for its age with minor signs of use, wear, and storage.

Cataloged By

Matthew Adelman

Acquisition

Accession

2024.26

Source or Donor

Bretl, Marlean, and Carmody, Lisa

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1912

Notes

Date: Unknown

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

Dress, Women's Clothing, Clothing, Baileys Harbor

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Sep 20, 2024

Examined By

Matthew Adelman

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lena Schermer Hickey

Person or Organization

Hickey Family

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Matthew Adelman Status Date: 2024-09-20

Create Date

September 20, 2024

Update Date

July 14, 2026