Collar

Object Name:

Collar

Object ID:

2000.012.02

Date:

1847

Description:

Collar. Hand-made lace, embroidered on white cotton. Leaf-like pattern.

Material:

Textile
Cotton

Provenance:

Collar attached to dress (.1). Note from donor (great-granddaughter of Betsey and Stephen Roberts): "blue wedding gown and shoes to match worn by Betsey Carleton, daughter of Michael and Betsey Putnam Carleton of Haverhill, NH, married Stephen James Roberts of Roberts Hill, Claremont, NH, on Sept. 28 1847. She also wore it again on their 50th wedding anniversary.... These garments were collected ... and used as teaching tools for my Historic Costume and Design course at Hesser College in Manchester, NH."

Credit Line:

Gift of Anne Landini

People:

Carleton, Betsey (1824-1908)

Subjects:

Wedding