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Lavern Pease Parker green muslin dress

 Accession
Identifier: MUS-861

Content Description

Green muslin dress hand made and fully lined with cotton. Light green cotton gown with dark green foliage designs and lavender sprays. Ruffle on bottom. Dark green fringe on somewhat full sleeves. White embroidered collar. Used in Portland, Oregon, in about the 1860s. Possibly of "delane" design. Belonged to Lavern Pease Parker, great grandmother of Katherine Wills and, the donor, Doris (Wills) Burlingham.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1850-1870

Extent

1 items

Source