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Date Made Circa 1875 - Circa 1880
Event --
Affiliation Canadian (culture)
Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
Object Number C-375
Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - New Brunswick, Municipality - Marysville, Township / District - York, County of
Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - New Brunswick, Municipality - Fredericton, Township / District - York, County of

Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - New Brunswick, Municipality - Marysville, Township / District - York, County of
Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - New Brunswick, Municipality - Fredericton, Township / District - York, County of
Category Personal artifacts
Sub-category Clothing, outerwear
Department History
Museum CMH
Earliest 1870/01/01
Latest 1885/12/31
Materials Linen, Cotton
Person / Institution Associated party, Gibson family
Measurements Length 66.0 cm, Width 120.0 cm, Thickness 10.2 cm

Caption Comments on this dress from the Gibson family
Additional Information Dress features a front buttoned opening to approximately hip level; small collar. The long sleeves have applied cuffs; collar, cuffs and overskirt have broderie anglaise trim. Fronts are cut with one seam from shoulder to hem, and one dart from just in front of the side underarm area to the hipline. Front placket is closed with seven hand-worked buttonholes and mother-of-pearl buttons; small collar, straight across back, pointed at front, trimmed with white broderie anglaise; neckline finished with small self-fabric accordion pleated frill over wider lace frill. The back is cut in four panels: two panels seamed at centre back and joined at the lower edge to a wide panel of inverted pleating and two side panels seamed from shoulder to hem. There is a pocket in the right side seam. The long two-piece sleeves are set in with cording; wide, pointed applied cuffs are trimmed with broderie anglaise and mother-of-pearl button at each point, and one centrally between points. A double, pointed overskirt, trimmed with broderie anglaise, is applied to dress from bottom of front opening (where it is trimmed with mother-of-pearl button) and is caught into the outer seam of each centre back panel. Lower edge has an applied double frill, accordion pleated, along front to outer seams of centre back panels; dress lined with white cotton to approximately hipline and in sleeves. The overskirt seems to be a recent addition, and makes it difficult to access the pocket. The fabric for this dress may be un-bleached, but it is very dark for "natural" coloured linen. Material is said to have been made from flax grown and woven in New Brunswick. Dress made for the children of Alexander Gibson. One of eastern Canada's leading industrialists, he built the community of Marysville where he owned and operated the largest cotton mill in Canada at that time.