Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.029 a-b
- Date:
- 1860-1862
- Description:
- Dress. Two parts. 29a is a woman's bodice that is dark green silk taffeta with black pin stripes, black velvet, black net lace and tortoise shell look buttons. Short-fitted jacket, with cotton twill lining slim sleeves, stand-up lace net collar with velvet bow. Bias cut cuff on one sleeve.
29b is a woman's skirt that is dark green taffeta with black pin stripes and a bustle in the back. - Material:
- Textile
Silk
Velvet
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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