Dress

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1982.31.21

Description

A white cotton dress with eyelet embroidery, lace, and an attached apron. The lace is crocheted and features rosettes. There are also embroidered satin stitch roses. It has daisy shaped eyelet embroidery and strips of lattice work. The sleeves are 3/4-length and it has a net fall-down collar and four wide tucks spaced down the skirt. The fabric is stiff but strong.

Context

Worn by either Ruth Raymond Jones or Lena Elnora Levey Raymond in Ludlow, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.31

Source or Donor

Jones, Ruth Raymond, (1895-1982)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Raymond, Lena Elnora Levey (1873-1938)

Person or Organization

Jones, Ruth Raymond, (1895-1982)

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America