Dress
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Dora Phelps
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1860-1865
MediumHand-stitched cotton, with mother of pearl buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (center front length x width across back): 55 x 19in. (139.7 x 48.3cm)
Hem (circumference): 78in. (198.1cm)
Hem (circumference): 78in. (198.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Helen E. Royce
DescriptionWoman's work dress of white cotton, with woven diamond figure. The dress has an unfitted bodice, with a center front button closure. Four small, mother of pearl buttons are used. The collar is about 1 3/4 inches wide at the center back, gradually decreasing in width to the center front. It is edged with a 7/8-inch-wide whipped ruffle of plain-woven white cotton. The shoulderline is dropped, and the waist is at the natural level, about 10 inches long at the sides, under the armscye. The sleeves are long and full; they are gathered into the shoulder and into the cuff, which is shaped with a point and trimmed with a narrow ruffle along the seam with the sleeve. The armscye seams and waist seam are piped. The skirt is gathered evenly all around the waistline. The dress is entirely unlined. The hem is 1 1/2 inches wide.
Object number1959.32.51
Inscribed"Dora Phelps." hand-written in 19th-century script in brown ink on the inside of the proper right bodice opening edge.Subject Terms
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