Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.702
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Over-dress or Sacque. Wool. Tan plain-weave challis with rosebud design. Sacque (polonaise) or over-dress to be worn over a full petticoat. Plain neck, drop shoulders with plain sleeves attached with cording. Puckered trim of same material on cuffs. Open all the way in front. Fitted at back with fullness from waist down. Short front, longer back. 3" puckered trim around bottom.
- 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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