Costume, Theater
- Object Name:
- Costume, Theater
- Object ID:
- 1993.017.02
- Date:
- 1890-1920
- Description:
- Dress, black net with black satin hem, white lace, silver beads and black sequins. Lined with cream-color, stiff fabric. Vaudeville costume, woman's, Blanche Dayne. Rhinestone buckle on back. Back closure by 18 hook-and-eye fasteners. Interior bodice strap present, attached with wide basting stitches. Floor length dress, small adult women's size. Stains and tears throughout.
- Material:
- Textile
Satin
Stone - Provenance:
- History: Vaudeville costume found in trunk which belonged to Will M. Cressy and Blanche Dayne, a well known turn-of-century vaudeville team. Cressy was born in Bradford, NH, and raised in Concord, NH. Cressy was also known as a playwright and a writer of humorous histories. Cressy and Dayne went to France during WWI to entertain American troops. Their permanent residence was Concord, NH; summer home, "Cressy Point," Sunapee Lake, Newbury, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Cressy Goodwin
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