Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2007.30.8a

Description

Heavily-starched, white long-sleeved dress. The dress opens down the center front and secures with post-backed buttons, now missing. There is a breast pocket on the proper left.

Context

Worn by Amelia Helene Angelico Lissor of Montpelier, VT, while in the Navy Nurse Corps, 1956-1958.

Acquisition

Accession

2007.30

Source or Donor

Lissor, Amelia Helene Angelico (b. 1931)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the Angelico family

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

12 R (30/24/33)

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Naval Clothing Depot

Date made

circa 1955

Place

City

Brooklyn

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

16 in

Length

45 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lissor, Amelia Helene Angelico (b. 1931)

Person or Organization

US Navy

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America