Cream colored dress with embroidered flowers

Name/Title

Cream colored dress with embroidered flowers

Entry/Object ID

E-353

Description

A cream colored, square neck collared dress with embroidered flowers down the whole front. A few flowers with long stems are embroidered on the back of the neck. The flowers are purple, blue, orange, red, and pink, all on green vines. Blue zig zag pattern is sewn around some of the flower patterns, sectioning them off from one another. The sleeves of the dress are short and square.

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

22.07.08

Notes

Date accessioned: 12/14/2022

Ethnography

Notes

Culture was not clearly stated but it can be assumed that it is Mexican or another Hispano-Latino culture. The design would fall under traditional/ peasant clothing.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

The dress is slightly yellowed, most likely from age. There are two small stains on the bottom right side of the dress. There are also four dirt marks on the from right side of dress that might be fingerprint marks. Some of the embroidered flowers are coming undone as there are loose threads on the front and many on the inside of the dress. In addition, there is a frayed rip down the center of the collar. It is suspected this was done unintentionally since there is a single thread still attached around the collar and the blue embroidery is still intact on one side. Lastly, there are two small stains on the back, halfway down. One black stain on the right side that look like fingerprints. The other is a brown stain that looks like paint.