Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.057
- Date:
- 1880-1885
- Description:
- Dress. Two-piece white wool challis dress with fitted bodice, pointed front and back. High collar banded in satin. Skirt trimmed with three tiers of pleats, each banded with satin ribbon. Top part of skirt missing. Cotton muslin lining in skirt and bodice. Crinoline in skirt.
- 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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