Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1996.037 a-d
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1875-1900
- Description:
- Dress, Brown silk taffeta, with velvet jacket, formerly owned by Doris Purvis (Concord, NH), and worn as an outfit by Mary Taylor (Boscawen, NH). Separate jacket, wool and silk velvet, lined with cotton twill, fringe trim (A), bodice with cotton twill lining (B), skirt with glaze cotton lining (C), trim band (D), and fabric swatch (E). Medium adult women's size. (See accession sheet for detailed description.)
Object Register: Jacket. Brown velvet, oak leaf pattern. Round high neck, 3/4-length sleeves, wide. Pleated short back, long pointed front with two fringed tassels. Fringe and ribbon trim at collar and cuffs. Button front closure, three fabric covered buttons remain; 12 b
a--jacket--1875-1880
b--bodice--1890-1900
c--skirt--1890-1900
d--trim band--1890-1900 - Material:
- Textile
Silk
Velvet
Cotton
Wool - Provenance:
- Formerly owned by Doris F. Purvis, Concord, NH and worn as an outfit by Mary Taylor, donor, of Boscawen, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary Taylor
- People:
- Purvis, Doris F. (1899-1988)
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