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Skirt

Object Name:
Skirt
Object ID:
1999.041.10
Creator:
Yeaton, Ethel. F. Otis
Place of Origin:
Deering, NH
Date:
1918
Description:
Skirt, girl's. Cream color linen, with crochet lace trim. Waist band has Hazel's initial, "H", embroidered in cream. Five holes along waist band. ~ 13" long.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Dimensions:
L-13 inches
Provenance:
This skirt is part of a set of identical outfits, made for 3-year-old twins Hazel and Bertha Yeaton (b. 1915, Deering, NH) by their mother Ethel F. Otis Yeaton. Ethel's family was from New Bedford, MA. Ethel married Mr. Yeaton in 1914. Mr. Yeaton died in 1915, before the birth of his twin daughters. Photograph shows the donors wearing the identical outfits, c. 1918, at age 3.
Credit Line:
Gift of Hazel and Bertha Yeaton
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