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Suit, Wedding

Object Name:
Suit, Wedding
Object ID:
1989.035.02.1 - .2
Date:
1857
Description:
�Wedding Suit.� 1) black wool cutaway coat with tails, and .2) matching black wool pants. Coat is double breasted, with five buttons on each side. Hand written label sewn onto interior of neck, reads �Charles Davis.�
Object Register: 1989.035.2.1 Coat1989.035.2.2 Pants
Material:
Wool
Provenance:
The wedding suit and other objects came from the Acquila Davis homestead, Contoocook, NH and Davisville, NH. It was originally owned by Charles Davis (1803-1882), Davisville, Warner, NH, 1857. Margaret Davis (1916-2009), the donor, was the grand-daughter of Henry C. Davis (1850-1932), the nephew of Charles and Sarah B. Davis.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret Davis
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