Jacket Dress

United States

1920s or 1930s

  • Titles Jacket Dress (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk
  • Dimensions Overall: 59 1/2 in. (151.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Richard and Jane Schrubbe, 2000.94.1-.3
  • Work Type dress
  • Classification Costume

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Tall, glass champagne flute with spirally-fluted, conical bowl, in a shade of deep purple that fades to clear at the bottom of the bowl, the clear glass stem is textured, the round foot also of clear glass.
A pitcher with a handle in the form an oak tree bough, its branches extending to form the lip of the vessel–, and foliage – filled with oak leafs and acorns –spreading across the vessel. The pitcher commemorates Connecticut's celebrated "Charter Oak," a pre-revolutionary symbol of American independence. According to legend, in 1687, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden in hollow within the tree to prevent its confiscation by the English governor-general.
Log Cabin quilt
Unknown pattern, serrated squares, brown backing.