Jacket
- Object Name:
- Jacket
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.769
- Place of Origin:
- New York, NY/Paris, France
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Jacket, woman's. Black velvet. Fastened at left shoulder, heavily beaded down front, and cut in tabs with accordion pleated black silk underneath. Black beaded belt at waistline; peplum also beaded. Sleeves full at shoulders with two beaded and bound caps. Turnback collar. Black silk lining.
- Material:
- Textile
Velvet - 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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