Gwen Buscho Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Gwen Buscho Dress

Entry/Object ID

19.09.2 a,b,c

Description

Brown Silk Jacket Ensemble. (a) Dress. Size: 14" W. (across shoulders) x 37" L. Description: light mocha brown silk linen - rounded neckline, cap sleeves, pencil skirt, size zipper placket. (b) Jacket. Size: 14" W. (across shoulder) x 14" L. Description: light mocha brown silk linen matching dress, rounded neckline, center front opening with no closure, three quarter length sleeve, self fabric rossette and braid on upper left bodice. ( c) Belt. 3/8" W. cord tie. Description: light mocha brown sillk linen over cotton cord.

Context

Helen Canaday sewed this dress for her daughter, Gwen Buscho, who wore the dress to her brother's wedding in 1960.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

Museum: 4/2009;

Create Date

April 7, 2009

Update Date

June 19, 2026