Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2018.9.3

Description

White cotton long-sleeved dress. The dress opens down the center front from neck to hem, securing with eight white plastic buttons. There is a pointed fall collar and the sleeves end in blue cuffs. There are three pockets on the front: two at the hips and one at the right breast. The breast pocket has a red cross embroidered patch. The left sleeve has two small red embroidered line or bar patches above the cuff. The dress originally included a belt, now missing.

Context

The two bars on the sleeve indicate two years of service.

Acquisition

Accession

2018.9

Source or Donor

American Red Cross

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Guild Uniforms

Date made

1941 - 1945

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Uniform, Occupational

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Overdress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Uniform

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

14-1/2 in

Length

40 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

American Red Cross

Related Events

Event

World War II