Coat
- Object Name:
- Coat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.428
- Date:
- 1875
- Description:
- Coat, baby's. White challis christening dress (robe). Silk embroidered down front, in wedge shape, on bottom of sleeves, and around bottom, in scallops. Feather stitching down pleats ~4" on back and around neck, also gathered lace around neck. Completely lined with cotton chintz. Buttons down back. Silk ribbon ties at front.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
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
- Subjects:
- Christenings
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