Costume, Theater
- Object Name:
- Costume, Theater
- Object ID:
- 1993.017.03
- Date:
- 1890-1920
- Description:
- Bodice, short. Vaudeville costume, woman's. Black velvet. Unlined. Cord closure front, three holes on each side. Cord present. White cloth tag hand sewn on interior side seam, handwritten in cursive, "Cressy". White paper tag hand sewn on opposite side seam, handwritten in cursive, "Cressey-". Repaired tear on back. Small adult or child size.
- Material:
- Textile
Velvet - 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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