Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.977
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY
- Description:
- Dress. Black silk, satin, and organza. Full length, short sleeves. Taffeta lining petticoat. Soutache braid and jet beads. Extensively decorated with black sequins, beads, and embroidery, all in floral motif. Interior belt with woven label, "M. C. Hamill / NEW YORK".
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Satin
Metal
Wood - 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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