Women’s Navy Blue Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Women’s Navy Blue Dress

Description

(A) Top is 3/4-length, dark blue, made of silk and cotton, has a small square off -center opening with fancy decorative buttons, stitched down shoulder pleats corresponding to pleats in back, sleeves gathered to fitted cuff. (B) Skirt is ankle-length, dark blue, made of silk and cotton, gored with box pleats, opens in front off-center to match top, unlined with wide hem.

Use

by the grandmother of Ruth Waters Siebert, either Sarah Coombs Krom (1846-1928) or Mary Ann Waterson (1845-1914).

Collection

Price / Siebert

Acquisition

Accession

1980.040

Source or Donor

Price/Siebert

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress, Bodice, Skirt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Material

Cotton

Color

Navy, Blue

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Originally dated c. 1917; however, it is likely from the late 1800s.

Dimensions

Depth

45 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 1, 2000

Create Date

May 1, 2000

Update Date

June 13, 2024