Petticoat
- Object Name:
- Petticoat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.744
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1875-1895
- Description:
- Petticoat. Black silk taffeta. 12" flounce at hem. Drawstring waist. Glazed cotton lining. Hem tape. Label: "The American Beauty, Made expressly for Shepard Norwell Co."
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - Provenance:
- Shepard, Norwell & Co. was a large store at 26-34 Winter Street, Boston, MA. They were importers and jobbers of dress goods, silks, and velvets.
Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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