Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1994.057.01

Place of Origin:

Hebron NH

Date:

1910-1919

Description:

Dress. Light blue linen with cotton tulle bodice, sleeves, neckline and waist. Cotton lace border at hem. Machine stitched. Rounded neckline, high waist, pleated at waist, skirt flares slightly, short sleeves. Elastic in bottom of sleeves. Tulle ruffled around neck. Blue satin ribbons, white and pink satin ribbon flowers with stems of pink, light blue and light green silk and gold metallic threads around neck and waist. Machine-made lace at hem alternating "spiders" inside circles and fleur-de-lis design. Appears to be Colonial Revival. Stains in front and large tear in back of skirt. Cap 1994.57.2 was found pinned to this dress.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Cotton
Silk
Satin

Dimensions:

L-50 inches

Provenance:

All of the clothing in this accession (1994.57.1-.16) comes from the donor's family's farm in Hebron, NH. She believes that this material was worn by her grandmother and her grand aunts. Her grandmother was Elizabeth Graves Walker Keyes (1860-1943). The clothing came out of an attic with no light at the Hebron farm.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva Geraghty

People:

Keyes, Elizabeth G. (1860-1943)