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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1963.039.674
Date:
1925-1930
Description:
Dress. Brown, yellow, and orange flowered rayon chiffon dress (long) over ecru rayon under slip. Rosette of same material at front, V-neck. Bell-shaped three-quarter sleeves. Jeweled belt buckle.
Material:
Textile
Rayon
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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