Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

1919.2

Description

Long-sleeved black silk dress. The bodice opens down the center front and secures closed with large, acorn-shaped buttons. There is a narrow fall collar, and the front of the bodice is decoration with two triangular tucks oriented toward the center front waistline. The sleeves end in piped, stitched-down cuffs, and the sleeves are slightly curved inward. The skirt attaches to the bodice with wide pleats, and two wide tucks run along the bottom.

Context

Worn by Clarinda Stearns of Williston, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1919.2

Source or Donor

Duncan, Mrs. Mary Hart

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860

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 Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stearns, Clarinda

Related Places

Place

Town

Williston

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America