Name/Title
SkirtEntry/Object ID
1982.9.1bDescription
Skirt made of shot silk brocade and brown glazed cotton. The show fabric is burgundy and blue shot silk with burgundy brocade floats in a floral design. At the back of the skirt, a panel of glazed cotton is used that would not show when worn with the matching, tailed bodice and overskirt. The bottom of the skirt is decorated with two rows of burgundy knife pleats set beneath banner-shaped flaps of the show fabric.Context
Made and worn by Eliza Dumas of Northfield, VT, for her marriage to Raphael Lanier on October 14, 1884. Eliza was a well-known dressmaker in Barre, Vermont.Acquisition
Accession
1982.9Source or Donor
Gallagher, Lucille R.Acquisition Method
GiftClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
SkirtClothing Sex
FemaleMade/Created
Artist
Lanier, Eliza Dumas (1857-1935)Date made
1884Place
Town
NorthfieldState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
SkirtNomenclature Sub-Class
Main GarmentsNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsRelationships
Related Places
Place
City
Barre CityCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaPlace
Town
NorthfieldState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America