Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1984.099.05
- Date:
- 1919-1923
- Description:
- Dress. Lavender, silk chiffon net, with pink satin lining, back is crepe. Worn by Louise Mason Kimball Jenkins. Tea-length dress, long sleeves. Linen and silk lace around neck and wrists. Purple velvet bow on left side of waist. Hem length appears adjusted. Large adult woman's size.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Satin
Velvet
Linen - Provenance:
- History: Kimball Collection. Carolyn Louise Jenkins (1930-1981), Concord. Bequeathed a collection of historical clothing from the Kimball Jenkins estate. This dress, based on size, era, and comparison to photos, was probably worn by Carolyn's mother, Louise Mason Kimball Jenkins (1896-1974), Concord, NH. A direct descendant of Deacon John Kimball. Resided at Kimball-Jenkins estate.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Carolyn Louise Jenkins
- Subjects:
- Dresses
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