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1982.15.2 - off-white flowergirl dress
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Object Typedress, flowergirl
Place MadeNorth America: Canada, British Columbia
Date Made1914-1918
Item Details
Object Typedress, flowergirl
Place MadeNorth America: Canada, British Columbia
Date Made1914-1918
Accession Number
1982.15.2
Title
off-white flowergirl dress
Category
Clothing, Outerwear
Object Type
dress, flowergirl
Date Made
1914-1918
Place Made
North America: Canada, British Columbia
Culture
North American
Cultural Region
North American
Gender and Age
girls
Materials and Techniques
metal; cotton; lace; knotted, netted
Description
Flowergirl dress of sheer white cotton. Dress is composed of various panels joined by strips of lace. Gathered raglan sleeves. Neck edged with machine made lace. Yoke formed by 2 strips of lace with an embroidered…
Flowergirl dress of sheer white cotton. Dress is composed of various panels joined by strips of lace. Gathered raglan sleeves. Neck edged with machine made lace. Yoke formed by 2 strips of lace with an embroidered cotton strip in between; lowered waist effect is achieved through tucks starting at low yoke edge. CB closing of 6 handmade buttonholes but replaced by 10 hook and eye fasteners. Hem edge 10cm wide; Underhem is made of net with lace edging to provide fullness at lower edge.
Credit Line
Donated by Eleanor Driscoll
External Links
Virtual Tour: Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection
University of Alberta, Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences, Department of Human Ecology
Citation
Page Citation for 1982.15.2 - off-white flowergirl dress
Page Citation
"1982.15.2 - off-white flowergirl dress, Anne Lambert Clothing and Textiles Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/13-2130. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.