Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1994.057.14

Place of Origin:

Hebron NH

Date:

1910-1920

Description:

Dress. Cream-colored linen lawn and lace. Dress constructed of panels of sheer pleated linen and panels of embroidered lace with a square net, very open. Panels are vertical to mid-thigh, then horizontal. Lace with scalloped edge and picot trims the bottom panel. Silk satin band at bottom. Lace with stars inside circular design around neck and across shoulders. Sleeves are short and end in bands of lace with a silk satin ribbon. Silk satin waistband with bows in front and back and four metal hooks and eyes in back. Mother-of-pearl buttons with lop closures from neck down back. Machine stitched. A few stains and worn spots.

Material:

Textile
Linen
Silk
Mother-of-Pearl
Satin
Metal

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)