SQUARE-DANCING DRESS
Currently in storage
About this object
Navy plainweave cotton dress printed with red flowers, green and yellow leafs, and geometric hatchlines. Elbow-length-sleeves are gathered at the shoulderline to form puffs, then compressed by smocking at the biceps. The round neckline features a ruffle created by smocking and the bodice is gathered into a wide pointed waist panel. Full circle skirt trimmed with a 16
Navy plainweave cotton dress printed with red flowers, green and yellow leafs, and geometric hatchlines. Elbow-length-sleeves are gathered at the shoulderline to form puffs, then compressed by smocking at the biceps. The round neckline features a ruffle created by smocking and the bodice is gathered into a wide pointed waist panel. Full circle skirt trimmed with a 16
- Object name:
- SQUARE-DANCING DRESS
- Made from:
- plainwoven cotton
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- ca. 1945
- Size:
- Center Front 39 in., Shoulder 18 in., Bust 32 1/2 in., Waist 26 in., Center Back 41 1/2 in., Skirt 29 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2018.5.4
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Jan King Evans-Houser, 2018