Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2014.60.1289

Description

Black silk or rayon crepe dress with dropped waist and smocking at the hips. There is a horizontal stripe at the waist of black satin, and the skirt attaches to the bodice below the hips in a handkerchief style scalloped line. The hem is lower in the back than in the front. The neckline has a self-fabric faux tie trimmed in lace that thread through two slits in the bodice.

Context

Worn by Cordelia Dupre Cerasoli in Barre, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.60

Source or Donor

Barre Historical Society, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Crepe

Material

Silk, Rayon

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1925 - 1933

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

48 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cerasoli, Cordelia Dupre (1900-1991)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America