Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.001
- Date:
- 1845-1850
- Description:
- Dress. Deep pink and green striped silk taffeta. One piece. Sleeves and bodice lined with cotton twill. Sleeves gathered at off-shoulder top and band of green embroidered ribbon (1.5") around bottom of sleeve. Bodice comes to point at front. Skirt gathered onto bodice and full. Bodice hooks at back. Hem lined with cotton twill
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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