Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1968.035.22 a-b

Date:

1900-1910

Description:

Dress. Cream color marquisette blouse and skirt. Wool challis. Blouse opened down front with vertical tucking, and large heavy lace medallions, shawl-like collar and nigh tight collar. Long, tight sleeves, same trim. Linen lace trim, organza on bodice. Boned and taffeta lined. Lining badly worn. Long skirt with train, same trim and tucks.

a--top
b--skirt

Material:

Textile
Wool
Skeletal
Linen

Provenance:

Written on slip with dress, "Rebecca Brown Kimball". A Rebecca B. Kimball was born about 1833 in Enfield, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Nellie Pierce

People:

Kimball, Rebecca