Women’s Cotton Lace Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Description

(A) Cotton lace dress of a pale peach color with knee-length, six-gored skirt and cape-sleeved bodice. There is a (B)self-belt with rhinestone decorated plastic amber buckle. (C) Slip is princess-style, peach color rayon (D) Drawers are white rayon with lace trim. (E) Corsage, velvet, 2 red roses and 2 green leaves.

Use

by Rachel Copple Phares (1886-1973).

Collection

Carl O. Phares

Acquisition

Accession

1980.027

Source or Donor

Carl Omer Phares

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Belt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Cotton, Plastic, Rhinestone

Color

Ecru

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Undergarment

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Rayon, Lace

Color

White

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Rachel Copple Phares

Role

Seamstress

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1949

Time Period

20th Century

Place

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 17, 2000

Create Date

April 17, 2000

Update Date

December 19, 2024