Skirt
- Object Name:
- Skirt
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.771
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Skirt. Black coarse net over silk underskirt with two accordion-pleated ruffles at bottom, lined with heavy silk and polished cotton skirt, attached to waistband with fullness at back. Long skirt with slight train. Three rows of grosgrain ribbon trim around bottom of net skirt.
- Material:
- Textile
- 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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