Dressing Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dressing Gown

Entry/Object ID

2014.60.1273

Description

Paisley wool dressing gown trimmed with green velvet ribbon. The gown opens at the center front with green buttons. The bodice is lined with cotton calico. There is a train.

Context

Owned by Clara Wood of Barre, Vermont. The gown was meant to be part of her wedding trousseau, but she died one month before her wedding.

Acquisition

Accession

2014.60

Source or Donor

Barre Historical Society, Inc.

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Gown

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Wool, Cotton, Silk

Made/Created

Date made

1869

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gown, Dressing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Dressingwear & Nightwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

52-1/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wood, Clara H. (1851-1870)

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America