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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1993.038.04.1
Date:
1875-1900
Description:
Dress, from Skofield child's outfit, boys. Orange wool with polished cotton lining. Blue soutache braid design around shirt sleeves and down front. 0.5" off-white glazed cotton ruffle at neck and sleeves. Hand and machine sewn.
Material:
Textile
Wool
Cotton
Provenance:
History: Child's outfit worn by donor's father.
Francis L. Skofield -- Portsmouth, NH. Donated objects that had belonged to her father and grandparents, and were used in New Boston, NH.
Mary Helen Andrews -- New Boston, NH. Grandmother of Francis L. Skofield. Married Samuel Thomas Skofield, c.mid-1880s.
Credit Line:
Gift of Frances L. Skofield
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