DRESS

Description: 1. DRESS - MADE ENTIRELY OF BLACK LACE. SLEEVELESS. HAS A V-SHAPED NECKLINE. CENTER FRONT OF DRESS IS GATHERED AT BUSTLINE; CREATES FULLNESS IN BUST AREA. UNDERNEATH WAISTLINE, SKIRT HAS 5 ROWS OF HORIZONTAL STITCHING THAT SERVES TO SLIGHTLY GATHER THE UPPER PART OF SKIRT. BOTTOM OF SKIRT HAS A SCALLOPED EDGE. THERE IS AN OPENING UNDERNEATH LEFT ARM THAT CLOSES WITH BRASS SNAPS. THE LACE PATTERN OF DRESS IS FLORAL. THREADS ARE LOOSE ON GATHERED AREA AT BUST LINE. 2. JACKET - ALSO MADE ENTIRELY OF SAME BLACK LACE AS ABOVE. SIMPLE WAIST LENGTH JACKET. HAS FULL LENGTH SLEEVES WITH A HORIZONTAL LINE OF STITCHING ABOUT 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN. HAS NO CLOSURES, HEMLINES, OR ANY OTHER ADORNMENTS

History: DONOR IS A HIGH SCHOOL PHYS. ED. TEACHER. SHE DID DRAMA IN SCHOOLS AND LOCAL THEATRE, AND ENTIRE COLLECTION WAS GIVEN TO HER BY LOCAL PEOPLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DONOR GAIL HOLLAND’S ACQUISITION, STEWARDSHIP AND GENERAL USE OF HER 1999-DONATED COLLECTION PLEASE REFER TO RECORD P19990053001. ***UPDATE: ARTIFACT INSIGHT BELOW SUBMITTED BY DONOR AND COLLECTIONS VOLUNTEER GAIL HOLLAND ON 19 APRIL 2011. “LADIES DRESS WITH JACKET SERVED AS A POSSIBLE REFERENCE FOR PERIOD PIECE WOMEN’S DETAILS.”