Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1968.25.5

Description

Green silk georgette dress with long sleeves and a handkerchief hem. The dress has an attached green satin slip with a white lace yoke that comes to a point at the center front. There is a narrow, self-fabric bow at the left front hip. The skirt is two layers, both gathered to the diagonally slanted waistline. There are seven vertical pin tucks at the center back neckline.

Context

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

Fabric

Georgette

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Date made

1927 - 1930

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