Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.405
- Date:
- 1900-1910
- Description:
- Dress. Black wool voile with black silk taffeta, braid, and velvet trimming. Bodice and skirt. Full pleated skirt below silk trimming. White velvet band on collar. Cotton lining. Satin and braid trim on skirt. Satin ribbon trim and peplum all original. Plain weave, sheer challis.
- 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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