Women's Navy & White Striped House Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Women's Navy & White Striped House Dress

Description

Princess-style women's wrapper. Navy and white stripe with bias strip down front and above hem of skirt. Open down front with brown buttons. Neck edged with brown and tan lace. Hem is faced with red and white checked cotton.

Use

by the donor's mother, Mary Piatt Jenkins (1844-1880).

Collection

Kupferberg, Esther Kemper

Acquisition

Accession

1981.019

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Source (if not Accessioned)

Gussie Alice Jenkins

Notes

Donated to SCHS by Augusta "Gussie" Jenkins sometime before 1940.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Cotton

Color

Multicolor, Blue, White, Brown

Made/Created

Artist

Mary Piatt Jenkins

Date made

circa 1870 - circa 1880

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Shelbyville

Township

Addison Township

County

Shelby County

State/Province

Indiana

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 2, 2000

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mary Piatt Jenkins

Person or Organization

Gussie Alice Jenkins

Create Date

June 2, 2000

Update Date

July 24, 2024