Historical Object
Girl's Homespun Cotton Dress
| View of a long-sleeve, brown and white checked dress worn by Cora Cundiff. |
| Image ID: | 82001 |
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| Creation Date: | 1862 |
| Creator Name: | Bellais, Leslie |
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| Collection Name: | WHS Museum Collection |
| Genre: | Historical Object |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | 1967.401 |
| Original Dimensions: | unknown |
| Worn by Cora L. Cundiff (1859-1934), donor Hannah Cundiff's sister. Cora was the daughter of Colonel James H.R. Cundiff (1832-1885) and Cecilia Keedy (1839-1934), who lived in St. Joseph, Missouri at the time of the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865). Because of their Southern sympathies and the Colonel's involvement in the Confederacy, Mrs. Cundiff and children were banished to Texas. This dress was handspun and handwoven for Cora by a private family in Nacogdoches, Texas. Cora and Cecilia moved to Madison, Wisconsin around 1920. |
| Dresses |
| Indoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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