Kimono Robe

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Kimono Robe

Entry/Object ID

2020.31.3

Description

Pink silk kimono-style house robe. The lower half of the wide sleeves are disconnected from the body of the garment. The hem is reinforced with a roll of stuffed silk. The whole is decorated with heavy embroidery of pink flowers on long stems, and butterflies.

Context

Worn by Mary Hedrick Procter (1878-1960), wife of Governor Redfield Proctor, in Proctor, VT.

Acquisition

Accession

2020.31

Source or Donor

Augusta Auctions

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Robe

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Notes

All embroidery uses 2-ply thread

Made/Created

Date made

1920 - 1930

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Kimono

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Robe

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Proctor, Mary Sherwood Hedrick (1879-1960)

Related Places

Place

Town

Proctor

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Building

Vermont State House

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America