Title:
Dimity gown
Description:
Gown. Includes a blouse, skirt, pillowcase or cloth bag, and a net petticoat. Also included are an empty Derby Silver Company cardboard box, a child's linen blouse, and a silk / satin cream-colored parasol cover.
Description:
Historical Note: While the provenance of these items is not clear, notes suggest that this two-piece satin dress with train (refered to as a dimity gown) was worn in 1826 by a member of the Richard Niles Graham / Elisha Marshall Pease family. The child's shirt is presumed to be one made by Elisha Marshall Pease's mother in 1813 when he was a baby.
Identifier:
ATF0081
Item identifier:
ATF0081
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date range of creation:
1813 to 1826
Container information:
Artifact Box 0131
Subject:
Pease, E. M. (Elisha Marshall), 1812-1883
Subject:
Texas. Governor
Subject:
Graham, Richard Niles, 1881-1959
Subject:
Pease family
Type:
Image
Type:
Main Garments
Type:
Gown
Medium:
Cloth
Citation information:
ATF0081, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
a). 26 in x 19 in x 1 in; b). 60 in x 45 in x 0.5 in; c). 31 in x 20.5 in; d). 44 in x 38 in; e). 10.2 in x 4 in x 1 in; f). 12 in x 8.5 in; g). 18 in x 3 in