Gown, Dressing
- Object Name:
- Gown, Dressing
- Object ID:
- 1988.099.03
- Date:
- 1820-1840
- Description:
- Banyan, men's plaid wool banyan (dressing gown), c. 1820-1840. Red, olive, and brown plaid. Green lining. The cloth used to make the banyan was produced by Wilsons of Bannockburn, founded in 1770. The cloth is pattern No. 17 and is considered 'hard' tartan, meaning it was not finished by brushing to make it softer.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- L-55 inches
- Provenance:
- From Ring-Livermore estate, Wilton, NH, presumably the home of Olive Boynton Livermore Ring (1886-1974), located at 755 Gibbons Highway, Wilton, NH 03086 and built in 1830. Olive's grandfather was Jonathan Livermore (1809-1887) and her great grandfather was Jonathan Livermore (1770-1845). Either of these men could have worn the banyan.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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