Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1954.4.13

Description

Black silk dress with full, slightly curved sleeves and high neckline. The bodice is shaped below the bust with darts angled toward the center front. The skirt is attached to the bodice in wide pleats.

Context

Worn by Lucy Hale Day of Ludlow, Vermont. According to family history, this was her "Sunday-go-to-meeting" dress.

Acquisition

Accession

1954.4

Source or Donor

Harding, Ina May Harris (1879-1979)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Day, Lucy Munro Hale (1816-1887)

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America