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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1963.039.005
Date:
1910-1920
Description:
Dress. Dark brown twill dress with bronze and blue silk panel set in front of bodice. Wool and silk. Twill challis. Net lace trim. Twill tape at hem. Long skirt.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Silk
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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