Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Dress

Entry/Object ID

7943 a,b

Description

(a) Jacket. Material: textile, metal. Description: black patterned wool, waist-length, form fitting with interior stays around midriff; brown lining that closes with hooks and eyes; front jacket closure with six small gold buttons on each side of opening; long, cuffed sleeves. (b) Skirt. Material: textile. Size: 45" L. Description: black, patterned wool full, floor-length with hook and eye closure at waist line; long red sashes attached at waistband and a scarf: 10 1/2" W. x 45" L. Black net with 5" black fringe on both ends.

Context

Worn by Ella Hansen when her husband Berton was a Mason Lodge commander of No. 4 of Mankato. Goes with scarf 7943 c.

Cataloged By

PFen

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

Poor

Condition Type

Jacket in poor condition; skirt is in fair condition and scarf is in good condition.

Create Date

July 12, 1990

Update Date

March 14, 2025