Name/Title
Silk DressEntry/Object ID
2023.27.1Description
Green silk dress with built-in corset. The donor writes: "My mother's family worked in the textile mills in the area there. She recently passed away, and these were found among her belongings. The dress belonged to her mother or grandmother. My home base is Hawaii and I know this will be destroyed by the climate there. I enjoyed your online presentations and images, and I hope that these items can be part of the collection there for women who worked in the mills. My great Aunt Katherine died from what the museum calls, 'brown lung'. She was only 16. I have a photo of her I treasure -- she is standing with a group of women in the mill -- maybe around looms? I know my grandmother ('Babcia' in Polish) was a loom worker." A prayer book (2023.27.2) arrived in the same shipment.Collection
General CollectionClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume
DressClothing Sex
FemaleLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DressNomenclature Sub-Class
Main GarmentsNomenclature Class
ClothingNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal ObjectsLocation
Location
Room
Archives* Untyped Location
Main Museum BuildingCategory
StorageDate
September 24, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
PoorCondition Detail
Missing Areas / HolesDate Examined
Sep 24, 2023Examined By
Eves, J.Provenance
Provenance Detail
Belonged to donor's grandmother or great grandmother, mill workers in Connecticut. Found in donor's mother's estate.Created By
historian@millmuseum.orgCreate Date
September 24, 2023Updated By
historian@millmuseum.orgUpdate Date
October 14, 2023
