Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1958.090.08
- Creator:
- Monmouth, Sarah E. (1829-1887)
- Place of Origin:
- Canterbury, NH
- Date:
- 1870-1880
- Description:
- Dress. Chintz and paper skirt. Brown (originally may have been black) glazed chintz with black paper trim; brown cotton lining, silk trim on bands, fringed. From accession sheet: "Black skirt or petticoat with cut paper trim, the work of Mrs. Monmouth."
- Material:
- Textile
Paper - Dimensions:
- W-41 L-42 inches
- Provenance:
- Objects related to author, artist, and lay preacher Sarah Elizabeth (Harper) Monmouth (1829-1887) during her life at the "Worsted Church," Canterbury, NH. The objects were collected by Alida May (Cogswell) True Dickerman Hodges (1873-1940), who became interested in the history and preservation of the church and whose grandfather, Abel Cogswell (1794-1868) was a founder and elder of the church. The collection was preserved and donated by her daughter Doris (True) Davis (1901-1991).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Doris True Davis
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