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Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing ➔ Dress
Identifier:
138752Description:
This dress of striped silk features a shamrock pattern. It has a standing lace collar and lace at the neck. There is black lace applique on the center front of the bodice and lace trim on the cuffs of the sleeves. Cloth covered buttons can be seen on the skirt. On the interior of the dress are antiperspirant pads that are stamped with the label from Kleinert's, which was the first company to create garment shields. Features that indicate this dress is from the early 1900s are the standing collar, the narrow waist, the long sleeves, and the floor length hem.Date:
circa 1906Materials:
Silk, Lace, Lace AppliqueCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Laura L. ChristensonRelated Entities:
Laura L. Christenson (donor) Kleinert's (is related to)Kleinert’s was founded in 1869. It developed the first dress and garment shield products for sweat protection. These products were widely used across America before the creation of antiperspirants. Kleinert’s created other categories of products including incontinence waterproof pants, i.e. baby pants, the shower curtain, the shower cap, the swim cap and many other items still in common use today.
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