Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1993.070.01
- Place of Origin:
- Laconia, NH (probably)
- Date:
- 1845-1850
- Description:
- Dress, floor-length, worn by Emma Marie Prescott (1844-1924) of Laconia, NH. Round neck, long full sleeves. Black silk taffeta, fully lined with cotton twill (bodice) and glazed cotton (skirt and sleeves). Black velvet trim around upper arms. Bottom of skirt edged with black wool binding tape. Five bodice stays present; 18 black hook & eye front closures on bodice and skirt; 2 black hook & eye closures on each wrist. Two small holes on skirt front. Adult woman’s size.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton
Metal
Velvet
Wool - Provenance:
- Worn by Emma Marie Prescott of Laconia, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hebert Prescott and Margaret F. Hall
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