Beige Shirt Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Beige Shirt Dress

Entry/Object ID

26.92.8

Description

Beige Shirt Dress. Material: textile, metal. Size: 20" W. x 44 1/2" L. Beige polyester, wool and nylon trimmed with brown ultra suede, below knee length, size 10 shirt dress; brown suede two-point collar faced with beige fabric; brown suede neck band under collar; long sleeves with brown suede cuffs trimmed with two beige fabric covered metal buttons; set-in yoke design extends from front upper shoulders over upper back; front closure in brown suede placket extending from neckline to hemline with a vertical row of ten beige fabric covered buttons; one rectangular patch pocket at hipline on front at each side of dress - one brown suede covered button on each pocket. (Pocket contains a blue paper card to which three extra brown suede covered buttons are attached with a safety pin); white designer label inside back neckline: "Lilli Ann - Paris - San Francisco - Skinner Ultra Suede Fabric". (b) Belt. Size: 1 1/2" W. x 51 1/2" L. Description: brown suede faced with tan fabric, reversible tie belt.

Context

Lilli Ann was a clothing company that was started in San Francisco, California in 1934 by Adolph Schuman, and named for his wife Lillian. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, the company was known for its good workmanship and high-quality fabrics.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Lilli Ann, Paris/San Francisco

Date made

circa 1970

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Class

Clothing

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note Type

Evaluation

Note

Examined in January 2025 and found in good condition

Create Date

August 19, 1992

Update Date

March 13, 2025