Embroidered Garment
Identifier
http://dp.la/api/items/69d275e33895eeb2df5c77e96c04efef
Title
Embroidered Garment
Creator
Alice Eugenia Ligon, born Boone County, MO 1886-died Fulton, MO 1959
Date
ca. 1949
Description
The colorful embroidery covering nearly every bit of fabric depicts religious, political, and personal motifs. Adam and Eve appear near the bottom, the preamble to the Constitution is at center, and portraits and names of family members are placed throughout. This is the only known artwork by Alice Eugenia Ligon.
Born in Boone County, Missouri, Ligon stayed in the area her whole life, working as a telephone operator and hospital attendant while raising at least five children. Ligon was admitted to a state hospital in Fulton, Missouri, on two occasions. Records suggest that she made this gown during her first stay, when she was interested in sewing, crocheting, and quilting. She gave it as a Christmas gift to her children to remember her while she was away.
Subject
Trees
Adam (Biblical figure)
Figure group
Religion
Discovery of United States
Allegory
Flowers
History
Landscapes
Animals
Life
Bible, O.T
Eve (Biblical figure)
Ligon, Alice Eugenia
Animal
Landscape
Tree
Life
Old Testament
Eve
Adam
United States
Discovery of United States
Object
Flower
Written matter
Source
Smithsonian Institution
Relation
References
http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=saam_1989.78.2&repo=DPLA
Subject
Trees
Adam (Biblical figure)
Figure group
Religion
Discovery of United States
Allegory
Flowers
History
Landscapes
Animals
Life
Bible, O.T
Eve (Biblical figure)
Ligon, Alice Eugenia
Animal
Landscape
Tree
Life
Old Testament
Eve
Adam
United States
Discovery of United States
Object
Flower
Written matter
Collection
Citation
Alice Eugenia Ligon, born Boone County, MO 1886-died Fulton, MO 1959, “Embroidered Garment,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 18, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27780.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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