Dress
Name/Title
DressEntry/Object ID
1960.2.3Description
Blue Silk Gown. Material: textile and metal. (a) Size: 15" W. at shoulders x 53 1/2" L. x 15" L. sleeves. Description: light-blue, silk patterned voile trimmed with black velvet ribbon, gold velvet, and ecru lace trim. Back closure of 5 sets of hooks & eyes. Below elbow set-in ruffled sleeves are edged with knife pleats and skirt flounce is edged with four rows of ruched trim.Skirt is finished at the bottom with 4 rows of ruffles, cotton net underskirt finished with a double ruffle. (b) Gold velvet belt has laced front of grommets and velvet ribbon; fastens in back with hooks.Context
"Evening dress belonging to Hetty's trousseau 1898." Hetty is Esther Miranda Lewis (1873-1960) who married Guy Everett on June 15, 1898.Cataloged By
Simmons, AnnaMade/Created
Date made
1898Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DressNomenclature Sub-Class
Main GarmentsNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
1027 a,b
1027