Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.044
- Place of Origin:
- Dover, NH (fabric)
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Dress. Rust wool twill dress with printed cream-colored sprigs. Cotton with white flowers and curls. 16 mouted brown buttons. Bodice lined with cotton twill. Skirt gathered front and back with dark cotton muslin lining and 18" crinoline stiffener. Long slim sleeves. Stand-up collar. Bodice front tucked at shoulders, gathered at waist. All original and possibly a Cocheco print.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
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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