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History & Notes: Wilma Senn Sartori was born in Wisconsin in 1887, but traveled west, settling in Spokane Washington. She and her husband spent a considerable amount of time in Boise, Idaho both because of their membership within fraternal and sororal organizations as well as their frequent visits to their daughter and her growing family. At 4' 11" with striking red hair, Wilma would have looked ravishing in this glimmering cream and pink gown. After the passing of her husband, Wilma eventually relocated to Boise permanently where she died in 1980.
Description: Cream lace, wool, and chiffon full length gown with elbow length double sleeves and square neckline. The outside sleeve is lace trimmed with a shaped band of chiffon heavily embroidered with camel and off-white satin thread and bronze metallic thread. The under sleeve is chiffon trimmed with a 1 1/2" band of peach corded taffeta and a 3" shaped band of net trimmed with bobbin lace in a floral and vine pattern. A squared front bib design has a square lace panel on net. Neckline lined with chiffon, in a floral design, which continues to the back in V-neck and drops to the waist with a metal hook and thread eye closure. There is a lace modesty panel inserted behind the embroidery and lace on the front and back. The squared bib treatment features 2 1/4" embroidered strips over each shoulder which merge with an embroidered scarab design on the abdomen and an embroidered 11 1/2" wide full-length train in back featuring Egyptian influenced Art Deco flowers. Two softly pleated cummerbunds complete the waist line, one made of peach corded taffeta and the other made of cream satin, trimmed on the sides with the 2 1/2" wide embroidered strip. The closure continues down the center back with larger alternating hook and eyes through the waistline and unique spring enclosed hooks with thread eyes under the train. The back closure is covered with the embroidered strip and back panel and has hook and thread eyes under left edge. The bodice has a corset-like hand-sewn lining with darts, vertical boning and twill petersham with a metal hook and eye closure. Stitched in underarm protectors line the arm holes. The full embroidered chiffon skirt features an extended hem in the back is trimmed with a 6 1/2" was strip of satin and is anchored atop a satin underskirt which is lined in cream wool on the bottom half.
Object Number: 2000.037.0001
Object: dress
Category: Women's Garments
Circa: 1910
Materials: silk, cotton, metal
Donor: Laura Harrison Flood
Description: Cream lace, wool, and chiffon full length gown with elbow length double sleeves and square neckline. The outside sleeve is lace trimmed with a shaped band of chiffon heavily embroidered with camel and off-white satin thread and bronze metallic thread. The under sleeve is chiffon trimmed with a 1 1/2" band of peach corded taffeta and a 3" shaped band of net trimmed with bobbin lace in a floral and vine pattern. A squared front bib design has a square lace panel on net. Neckline lined with chiffon, in a floral design, which continues to the back in V-neck and drops to the waist with a metal hook and thread eye closure. There is a lace modesty panel inserted behind the embroidery and lace on the front and back. The squared bib treatment features 2 1/4" embroidered strips over each shoulder which merge with an embroidered scarab design on the abdomen and an embroidered 11 1/2" wide full-length train in back featuring Egyptian influenced Art Deco flowers. Two softly pleated cummerbunds complete the waist line, one made of peach corded taffeta and the other made of cream satin, trimmed on the sides with the 2 1/2" wide embroidered strip. The closure continues down the center back with larger alternating hook and eyes through the waistline and unique spring enclosed hooks with thread eyes under the train. The back closure is covered with the embroidered strip and back panel and has hook and thread eyes under left edge. The bodice has a corset-like hand-sewn lining with darts, vertical boning and twill petersham with a metal hook and eye closure. Stitched in underarm protectors line the arm holes. The full embroidered chiffon skirt features an extended hem in the back is trimmed with a 6 1/2" was strip of satin and is anchored atop a satin underskirt which is lined in cream wool on the bottom half.
Object Number: 2000.037.0001
Object: dress
Category: Women's Garments
Circa: 1910
Materials: silk, cotton, metal
Donor: Laura Harrison Flood