Name/Title
Bodice and SkirtEntry/Object ID
CW 777 a-bDescription
Dress. Two-piece dress; white dotted Swiss cotton dress; high collar and yoke of val lace. Skirt with full flounce; also trimmed with val insets and lace. Good condition. Circa 1900.
CW 777 a Dress bodice; white dotted Swiss cotton; high collar and yoke of val lace.
CW 777 b Skirt for two-piece dress. Dotted Swiss cotton skirt with full flounce; trimmed with val insets and lace.
Transcribed from original accession record.Collection
Germantown Historical Society ObjectsProvenance
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)