Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1993.12.4

Description

One-piece green-and-purple shot silk dress. The dress has long, slightly curved sleeves with short cuffs at the shoulders. The bodice is styled into a V-shape from the shoulders to the center front waist, held with three rows of gathers. The waistline is pointed and the skirt is gathered to it. The dress opens at the center back and secures with hooks and eyes. The bodice is lined with undyed, plain-woven cotton, and the skirt is lined with very fine plaid cotton in white, pink, orange, yellow, and brown.

Context

Worn by Jane Blair of Barnet, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1993.12

Source or Donor

Glad Rags

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

26" waist

Textile Details

Material

Silk, Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1845

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

62 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair, Jane (1825-1911)

Related Places

Place

Town

Barnet

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America