Dress

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1939.5.2

Description

Cotton child's dress with a wide, fringed collar and short sleeves. The dress is made from a light-colored cotton printed in a checked and sprigged design in dark red with purple and green accents.

Context

Worn by Jennie Betsey Knight Jackson in Starksboro, Vermont. The dress was made out of fabric from her aunt's wedding dress (Susan Jane Hill).

Acquisition

Accession

1939.5

Source or Donor

Bickford, Jane, Knight, Bessie

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1845

Place

Town

Starksboro

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jackson, Jennie Betsey Knight (1850-1906)

Related Places

Place

Town

Starksboro

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America