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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1967.524.03
Place of Origin:
Campton, NH
Date:
1815-1820
Description:
Dress. White cotton with threaded geometric pattern in pale blue (lawn, woven check). Dress fashioned with square neck, square shoulder yokes, long sleeves with slight fullness from shoulder cording. Bodice slightly shirred onto narrow waistband. Gathered skirt with elaborate border decoration in both blue and white. Bodice lined with white muslin. Tag on dress reads, "Mrs. Leavitt Clark 100 years Campton, N.H."
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
Originally owned by Almira (Bump) Clark (1803-1833) of Campton, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mabel Wingate
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