DRESS

Description: MADE OF BROWN LACE. A SLEEVELESS DRESS WITH A SHORT CAPE ATTACHED AT NECKLINE. DRESS HAS A BROWN RAYON LINING, EXCEPT FOR ABOVE BUSTLINE AND SHOULDER STRAPS, WHICH ARE LINED WITH IVORY RAYON (MAKES IT APPEAR THAT THERE IS NO LINING THERE). DRESS HAS NO WAISTLINE. AT ABOUT THE HIP AREA, SKIRT HAS BEEN FOLDED UNDER AND STITCHED. BOTTOM OF SKIRT IS FLARED. THERE ARE FOUR BROWN RAYON BOWS ON CENTRE CHEST. CAPE IS ALSO MADE OF BROWN LACE AND TRIMMED WITH BROWN RAYON. IT IS OPEN AT THE FRONT. SIDES OF FRONT OPENING ARE TRIMMED WITH A STRIP OF BROWN VELVET; EACH STRIP HAS FIVE, ROUND, BROWN BUTTONS ON IT. BOTTOM OF CAPE IS ALSO SLIGHTLY FLARED. STITCHING IS LOOSE IN SOME AREAS. DRESS IS CUT ON BIAS.

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. “DRESS SERVED AS A REFERENCE PIECE FOR PERIOD CLOTHING REPRODUCTION, BOTH FOR DESIGN AND FABRIC’S USED IN A REPRESENTATIVE TIME PERIOD, FOR “MATURE” WOMEN’S CLOTHING.”