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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1963.039.026
Date:
circa 1820
Description:
Dress (pelisse?). Gold-colored, patterned silk crepe dress, Empire style, skirt hanging straight from yoke with tucking at bottom, above and below gathered satin trimming. Long sleeves trimmed with same. Narrow lace around neck which has been added.
Material:
Textile
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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