Dropwaist Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Dropwaist Dress

Entry/Object ID

2011.17.1

Description

Peach dropwaist dress. Material: textile. Size: 14 1/2" x 41". Description: peach flapper dress; long sleeves; white collar; white and gold embroidery thread flower pattern on front; pleated skirt bottom.

Context

Dress worn by Dorothy (Hodgkins) Gigeay's sister, Ruth Hodgkins. This dress was purchased at Herters in Waseca, MN. Waseca business: Herter's Inc. Herter; Herters; Herter's.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Dress, Flapper

Class

Clothing, Outerwear

Category

Personal Artifacts

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

17.11.2

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 24, 2011

Update Date

October 14, 2026