Name/Title
Erma Miller DressEntry/Object ID
1991.85.02Description
Erma Miller's Dress. Material: textile. Size: 16 1/2" W. bodice x 44" L. Description: orange checked dimity and voile cotton dress with armistice style bib and collar. Collar consists of alternating dimity and white voile. Bib inset is voile with two bands of dimity trim at the top. Elbow length sleeves are cuffed with white voile with dimity trim. Skirt is gathered into waistline with loose panels on either side and trimmed with bands of voile. The dress would have originally had a belt or sash. Note: It had been crudely altered and all basting stitches for this purpose have been removed. Also, at some point, an opaque backing of a polyester fabric was added to the bib and can also be removed.Context
Worn by Erma Miller as a teacher in Plainview and Waseca (her last year). Erma Miller was the daughter of Fred and Amelia Somer (or Sommers) Miller and the sister of Rueben Miller. She lived by Clear Lake near the present day (1992) Methodist Church.Cataloged By
Legacy Photo ImportMade/Created
Date made
circa 1917 - circa 1928Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DressNomenclature Sub-Class
Main GarmentsNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
RehousingOverall Condition
FairRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Miller, Erma L.Create Date
October 21, 1992Update Date
June 30, 2026