Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1968.25.4

Description

Blue cotton dress printed with small white floral vines forming narrow vertical stripes. The bodice comes to a point at the center front and is shaped with six darts. It opens at the center front and secures with hooks and eyes. The sleeves are cut wide and do not narrow into a cuff. The skirt is gathered into the bodice.

Context

Likely worn by a member of the Jones family of Waitsfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1968.25

Source or Donor

Jamieson, Florence Amanda Jones (1919-1995)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1850

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 Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America