Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1982.27.2a-c

Description

Dress consisting of a bodice, skirt, and and overskirt. Each piece is made of red wool woven with black and white stripes. The hems of all three pieces as wells as the cuffs of the sleeves are decorated with bias-cut strips of self fabric, set so the stripes are angled diagonally. The button placket and two vertical stripes on the bodice are cut on the bias as well. The bodice opens at the center front and secures with brass buttons.

Context

Worn by Josephine Pratt Guernsey of Northfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1982.27

Source or Donor

Mowbray, Barbara Heple (1925-2000)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Wool

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1875

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

Guernsey, Josephine Pratt (1858-1940)

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America