Coat
- Object Name:
- Coat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.518(1/2)
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Coat, child's. Blue wool with red and white lines forming squares. Plain top, wide notched collar trimmed with three rows black braid, one silvered button (other two cut off). Full puffed sleeves with tight lower sleeve, trimmed with braid. Pleated shirt and wide belt. Lined with tan cotton flannel.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
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:
- Coats, Children's clothing & dress
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