Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1962.43.2

Description

Brown-and-black plaid silk dress. The plain-woven silk is woven into a black-and-brown plaid with prominent black horizontal lines. It is accented with woven vertical stripes of bright blue, red, and green. The bodice of the dress is lightly boned and fitted to the wearer's body with four tucks angled toward the center front. It opens at the center front and secures with hooks and eyes behind a row of black buttons. The dress has a high neckline, curved shoulders, and loosely-cut sleeves that curve slightly near the cuff. The skirt has a slight train and attaches to the bodice with knife pleats. The bottom of the skirt is faced in stiff cotton, and the hem is bound in green wool tape.

Context

Worn by Emily J. Thomas in Reading, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1962.43

Source or Donor

MacFarlane, Muriel L., Lovell, M. C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas, Emily Joslyn (b. 1842)

Related Places

Place

Village

Felchville

Town

Reading

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America