Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1975.034.04.84

Date:

1930-1940

Description:

Dress, woman's. White embroidered (machine) cotton organdy dress. Small puffed sleeves. Silk/rayon embroidery, floral sprays and eyelets. Low neck front and back. Snaps under arm. No waistline.

Material:

Textile
Cotton
Silk

Dimensions:

L-56 inches

Provenance:

Clothing from the donor's family. Her grandparents were Lucius Deforest Smith (1851-1903) and Estelle Malvina Blodgett (1855-1944). The Smith and Blodgett families lived in mainly in Stafford, CT, in the 19th century. The donor moved to Concord, NH, c. 1928 when her father, Rev. Franklin Condit Thompson, was appointed pastor of the West Congregational Church.

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Thompson Powell

People:

Thompson, Alice (1880- ), Smith, Alice, Powell, Alice Thompson (1912-2004)

Subjects:

Dresses