History & Notes: Dress found in a trunk of clothing which belonged to Mrs. Lewis F. Cook and her mother, Mrs. Joseph McIntyre, who came to Owyhee County with their husbands in 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Cook took up a homestead four miles north-east of Caldwell where they lived for more than sixty years. The donor, Mrs. L.L. Packer, was the granddaughter of Mrs. Cook.
Description: Two piece dress in a polka-dotted damask silk mull. Black velvet trim. Embroidered netting embellishments. Pictured with black velvet sass (not original).
Object Number: 1961.049.0006
Object: dress
Category: Women's Garments
Circa: 1900
Materials: silk, net, cotton, metal
Donor: Mrs. L.L. Packer