Wool Day Dress with Embroidered Chiffon and Lace Collar, 1924

White wool day dress with collar of embroidered chiffon and lace. Embroidered appliques of mother-of-pearl buttons down the front add additional accent. This garment was owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson (October 19, 1883 – September 19, 1967),who was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.