Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1975.049.09

Date:

1915-1920

Description:

Dress, woman's. Linen, plain weave. One piece linen shirtwaist-style dress with white top and pleated light blue skirt. V-neck. Sleeveless and self-belted at the top of the skirt. The belt has two large mother-of-pearl buttons at the center. 1.5 inch blue facing around the neck, extending 9.5 inches and stitched down with heavy embroidery. Size #38. Muslin facing for hem.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Mother-of-Pearl

Provenance:

From Judge Whittemore's Estate, Pembroke, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary W. McEvoy, Elizabeth W. Getty, and Margaret W. Mirick

People:

Whittemore, Arthur G. (1856-1931), Whittemore, Caroline R. (1858-1934), Whittemore, Manvel O. (1890-1961), McEvoy, Mary W. (1917-2001), Getty, Elizabeth W. (1920-1992), Mirick, Margaret W. (1919-2004)