Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1987.4.4

Description

Sheer black silk crepe dress with no sleeves. The bodice portion of the dress is made in two layers: The inner layer has ivory lace at the yoke and black fabric for the rest of the bodice. The black attaches to the yoke in an upside-down U shape. The outer layer attaches over the lace at the arm openings and curves down to the bottom of the neckline at the center front. The seam is accented with gathered sheer black fabric. The waistline is dropped and shaped into a upside-down U. The center front is just below the natural waist and the sides are below the hip. The waist seam shape gives the bottom hem a sloping "handkerchief" line.

Context

Worn by Helen Mary Worthley at her marriage to Nelson Clayton Bowles on June 2, 1927 in Bradford, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1987.4

Source or Donor

Bowles, Phyllis Perry (1929-2012)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Crepe, Lace

Material

Silk, Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

1927

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress, Wedding

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Wedding Objects

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bowles, Helen Mary Worthley (1896-1975)

Related Places

Place

Town

Bradford

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America