Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

2014.42.1

Description

Black silk dress. The bodice is decoratively pleated into a V-shaped, low plunging neckline that secures in the center with hooks and eyes. The lining, a thick cotton, shows at the top center, indicating that there is a piece of show fabric missing. The sleeves are set low into the shoulder beneath a shoulder extension trimmed with a strip of black velvet.

Context

Worn by Mary Lamson Batchelder of Plainfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.42

Source or Donor

MacLean, Marilyn

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Cora Batchelder Hawes

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

26" waist

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Date made

1850 - 1860

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

52 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Batchelder, Mary Lamson (1796-1881)

Related Places

Place

Town

Plainfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America