Coat
- Object Name:
- Coat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.775
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Coat, man's. Black basketweave wool lounging jacket. Bound all around with black silk braid. Bound left breast pocket, slit pocket right side, bound and large pocket with flap, bound, lower right side. Lined with black sateen, sleeves with brown and cream striped sleeve lining. No opening at back.
- 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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