Apron

Object Name:

Apron

Object ID:

1963.039.520

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Apron. White linen with hand crocheting. Five narrow tucks above and below 1.5" crocheted insertion lace. 3.5" crocheted lace border. Same laces on tie ends with two bands of three tucks.

Material:

Textile

Dimensions:

L-32 inches

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

People:

Cass, Marion L. (1894-1963), Cass, Merwin P. (1904-1969)

Subjects:

Aprons