Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.404 a-b
- Place of Origin:
- Portland, ME
- Date:
- 1895-1900
- Description:
- Dress. Black silk taffeta jacket and skirt. Jacket lined with white china silk (label "Eastman, Portland"). Hemstitched collar to waist, gathered at back, plaited ruffle at bottom of sleeves and jacket, satin-covered buckle, braid loops, and two self-material buttons. Skirt has vertical pleats and tucking at top, full skirt. All original - no alterations.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - 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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