Dressing Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dressing Gown

Entry/Object ID

1969.8.3

Description

Dressing gown of white cotton printed with an all-over repeating pattern of leaves. The gown opens down the center front and secures with white buttons. The hem and cuffs are fancifully cut in tab and bound with red cotton, as is a pocket set into the side seam of the skirt. The skirt is tacked up in several places, giving it a bustled or draped effect.

Context

Made and worn by Sarah Baird Blair in Waitsfield, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1969.8

Source or Donor

Bragg, Ethel Jessamine Billings (1889-1981)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Calico

Material

Cotton

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1870

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gown, Dressing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Dressingwear & Nightwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair, Sarah Minerva Baird (1845-1922)

Related Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America