Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1975.034.04.79

Date:

1840-1850

Description:

Dress. Black silk taffeta, ribbon weave. Plain bodice, long slim sleeves. Cording at waist. Gathered skirt has 12" cambric stiffening at hem. Front opening with hooks. Cotton twill lining in bodice, glazed cotton hem of 12".

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton

Dimensions:

L-52 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 Connecticut and Massachusetts in the 19th century. The donor moved to Concord, c. 1928 when her father Rev. Franklin Condit Thompson became pastor of the West Congregational Church.

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Thompson Powell

People:

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