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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1963.039.978
Date:
1910-1915
Description:
Dress. T-length, short sleeves. Print fabric, wool challis. Cream color fabric with blue, pink, and green flowers. Lace on collar and cuffs. Organza lining at closure behind lace. Dangling balls around hem and sleeves.
Material:
Textile
Wool
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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