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Jacket

Object Name:
Jacket
Object ID:
1963.039.887.1
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Jacket or coat, man's. Brown and white checked cotton (double weave) coat, three buttons at front with double button tab on top button. Opened at back with two buttons. Bound with narrow binding. One pocket. Two pockets at back. No lining.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
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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