Dress

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2000.129.125

Description

Woman's red dress with black and yellow feather/calico print. Empire style waist, small pleats from neck to waist in front of bodice. Full long sleeves taper to fit closely at wrist. Bodice is lined with white cotton. Skirt is gathered at waist. Hook and eye closures on lining and at waist. Storage box reads: "Red Calico day dress. (Virginia Gunn)". (Virginia Gunn is textile expert. She may have dated dress in the 1990's)

Collection

Women's Clothing

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1840

Notes

Date: 1820 - 1840

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Search Terms

Art

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Height: 9 1/2" (neck to waist) Width: 26" (waist) Length: 38" (skirt)

Material

Cotton

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Source: Unknown

Person or Organization

Donor's Address/Phone:

General Notes

Note

Status: Record updated Status Date: 2018-07-24