Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1993.070.02
- Place of Origin:
- Laconia, NH (probably)
- Date:
- circa 1855
- Description:
- Dress, floor-length, worn by Emma Marie Prescott (1844-1924), Laconia, NH. Round neck, 3/4-length sleeves. Brown silk taffeta, with fully lined bodice (cotton twill), and partially lined skirt (glazed cotton). Matching fabric ruffles along sleeve edges and outer seam. Twelve decorative buttons down center front of dress, fabric covered with brass centers. Fourteen hook & eye front closures, steel (?) and brass. Skirt edged with brown wool binding tape. Interior loop sewn into back waist facing. Adult woman’s size.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton
Metal
Brass
Wool - Provenance:
- Worn by Emma Marie Prescott of Laconia, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Hebert Prescott and Margaret F. Hall
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