Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2003.16.117a-b

Description

Two-piece dress set consisting of a dress and short-sleeved jacket. The bodice and upper portion of the skirt are white, and there is a wide, horizontal pink stripe and wide horizontal purple stripe. The dress has shoulder straps and a heart-shaped neckline. The skirt connects the to bodice with large box pleats at the front and gathers at the sides. The jacket has kimono-cut sleeves and secures down the center front with four buttons. The jacket is pink on the shoulder, and purple on the rest.

Context

Worn by Jean Louise Goodall Balham of Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2003.16

Source or Donor

Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Betty Barclay Frocks

Date made

1940 - 1950

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

Dress

Length

48 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Balham, Jean Louise Goodall (1925-2016)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America