Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2012.27.1a

Description

White silk crepe dress with a dropped waist and long sleeves. The yoke and front hemline are made from unlined white lace in a floral pattern. The skirt is gathered into shirrs just below the dropped waistline and secures tightly at the hips with two attached ties, which tie together at the center back. The cuffs are shirred with a narrow, bound hem, and they secure with small cuff buttons.

Context

Worn by Lena Eva Galli at her marriage to Americo John Galli in Barre, Vermont, in 1926.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.27

Source or Donor

Calcagni, Elizabeth G.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Americo J. Galli, Charles A. Calcagni, and Elizabeth G. Calcagni

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

Mannequin: 32.5 x 24.5 x 34.5

Textile Details

Fabric

Crepe

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Date made

1926

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

40 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Galli, Lena Eva Calcagni (1899-1982)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America