Women’s White Dotted-Swiss Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Description

Dress made of white cotton with horizontal stripe of tiny white satin dots; each stripe three rows of dots. Bodice fitted, short sleeves, round neck in front, neck lower in back and comes to a "V", zipper in back. Full gathered skirt 20.5" long with a 1.5" hem. Set-in 5.5" gathered cummerbund at waist.

Use

by Mary Margaret Davies, for her eigth grade graduation ceremony at Flat Rock School in 1957.

Context

The dress was made for the donor by her grandmother, Orpha Morris Davies (1886-1977). 1957 was the last year that Flat Rock School was a 12-grade school. Beginning in 1958, it was used only for grades 1-6.

Collection

Mary Margaret Davies Kellam

Acquisition

Accession

1989.036

Source or Donor

Mary Margaret Davies Kellam

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Orpha Morris Davies

Role

Seamstress

Date made

1957

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Neighborhood

Flat Rock

Township

Washington Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jul 11, 2002

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mary Margaret Davies Kellam

Person or Organization

Orpha Morris Davies

Create Date

July 11, 2002

Update Date

June 14, 2024