Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1982.31.36

Description

Beige net dress with small floral embroidery, short puff sleeves, and a two-tier skirt. The bodice front is held in a surplice over a center panel, all of sheer, embroidered net. The bodice back is held in a matching surplice over a center panel. The waistband is horizontally pleated satin with vertically pleated net appliqued to the top edge. There is a large, satin bow off center at the back of the waistline. The skirt is held in two tiers, falling from a triangular piece beneath the waistline that is reinforced with three lines of cording. Both tiers of the skirt are trimmed with knife pleated netting and satin. Both tiers of the skirt fall to a point at the center back.

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 - 1916

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

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

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America