Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1998.11.11

Description

Pink knitted child's dress. The dress has a full skirt and puffed sleeves. The bodice is decorated with diagonal blue and brown lines in alternating orientations. The decoration is carried over to the hemline of the skirt, and the cuffs of the sleeves. The dress secures up the center back with 4 clear plastic buttons. A tag inside reads, "LAINES DU PINGOUIN tricot main".

Context

Worn by Kate, Laura, or Dundeen Webb of Shelburne, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1998.11

Source or Donor

Harris, Kate Brewster Webb (1948-2016)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

W: 16

Textile Details

Fabric

Knit

Material

Wool

Color

Pink

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Laines du Pingouin

Date made

circa 1955

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

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 (flat)

Width

20-1/2 in

Length

16-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harris, Kate Brewster Webb (1948-2016)

Person or Organization

Galipeau, Dundeen Cromwell Webb (b. 1952)

Person or Organization

Brown, Laura Havemeyer Webb (b. 1950)

Related Places

Place

Town

Shelburne

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America