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Dress

Description

Helen Rolfe Hopkins Thom (1869-1948), who was listed in the 1915 publication of "Woman’s Who’s Who of America," wore this sheer white muslin dress, which features a design of black braided trim entwined in floral motifs. After attending the first class of the Woman’s College of Baltimore City, now Goucher College, and graduating from Bryn Mawr College in 1891, Helen taught natural science in private schools for two years. She then served as the principal of Green Spring Valley School until her marriage to Hunt Reynolds Mayo Thom in 1900. She supported woman’s suffrage and was a member of the College Equal Suffrage League.

Creator

Date

circa 1900

Materials

Cotton, glazed cotton, lace, cord, metal

Dimensions

Bodice: 18 inches (length - neck to waist), 40 inches (bust), 13.5 inches (shoulder), 27 inches (waist); Skirt: 43 inches (length), 27 inches (waist)

Object ID

1950.91.5a,b

Resource ID

290

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Robert Dixon Bartlett.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.