Gown, Academic

Name/Title

Gown, Academic

Entry/Object ID

2000.004.003 A-C

Description

White silk commencement dress made by the donor. Dress has: (A) skirt attached to slip top. (B) overblouse with short sleeves, and (C) long tie sash. Silk is worked in fagoting in rectangular pattern and at hemlines.

Collection

Women's Clothing

Made/Created

Date made

1920

Notes

Early Date: 1920 Made: Made by Ruth Baker

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Gown, Academic

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Costume, Academic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Regalia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Skirt & slip top: 41" Overblouse: 26" Sash: 79" long-6" wide

Material

Silk

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Width--6" = Sash. Skirt ant slip top = 41" Length--25" = Overblouse. Sash = 79" Status: Record updated Status Date: 2018-07-26