Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1961.020.05
- Date:
- circa 1840
- Description:
- Dress. Ribbon-plaid silk taffeta dress, purple background with orange and green embroidered design in each purple square. Fitted and boned bodice, opened at front, long, tight sleeves with pleated and lined oversleeve bound with black silk. Lined with brown cotton twill. Very full, pleated skirt, hem bound with raspberry color braid. Slightly longer at back. Lined with tan polished cotton. Shoulder cape pointed back and front, bound with black silk tape. Lined same as upper sleeves with polished white cotton. Was "let out" on side seams.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Skeletal
Cotton - Provenance:
- Nathaniel Head (1828-1883) was the Governor of New Hampshire (1879-1881). Gov. Head's younger brother, William F. Head (1832-1899), married Mary Haseltine Sargent (1835-1924). Their son, Eugene S. Head (1863-1944), married Hattie Hoyt (1861-1949). Their son, William H. Head (1886-1960), was the husband of the donor, Katharine L. (Bradbury) Head (1890-1965).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Katherine L. Head
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