Lady's Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Lady's Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 753

Description

Dress. Lady's white sheer cotton lingerie dress; with train; val lace inserts and embroidery. Excellent condition. Circa 1910. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Waist: 19-1/2 in Bust: 34 in Shoulders: 28 in Length: 63-1/2

Provenance

Notes

Val lace is also known as French Val lace, Valenciennes lace, bobbin lace and heirloom lace. It is usually made of linen threads but later, cotton was used. The lace is worked in one piece with the same thread forming the ground and the motif. (Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/valenciennes)