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Chemise

Object Name:
Chemise
Object ID:
1963.039.636
Date:
1870-1880
Description:
Chemise. White cotton muslin. Gathered into band at neck. One front button. Short sleeves, gathered into bands. Edged in tatted lace. Picot trim. Hand sewn. Printed in ink on outside of neckband at front, "M. MOULTON".
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
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
Subjects:
Moulton
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