Dress

dress

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1982.31.69a-b

Description

This dress is made from semi-sheer white silk decorated with tiny horizontal tucks forming striped bands of 5 tucks each, and is sized for a young girl. It has lace embellishments around the bodice, neckline, and hemline. The sleeves are short and puffed, with lace at the cuffs. There is a light blue ribbon at the dropped waistline that terminates in 2 bows on either side of the front. The full skirt has 3 layers of silk slips. The dress is accompanied by a pair of bloomer, or pantalets, with lace around the bottom cuffs.

Context

Worn by Ruth Raymond Jones in Ludlow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1982.31

Source or Donor

Jones, Ruth Raymond, (1895-1982)

Acquisition Method

Bequest

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1905

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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