Petticoat
- Object Name:
- Petticoat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.504
- Date:
- 1870-1879
- Description:
- Petticoat, baby's. Long, white wool flannel under-petticoat with sleeveless waist attached. Three-button back with tie. Bound with white satin ribbon at neck and armholes and where waist joins skirt. Bottom of skirt hand-embroidered with white silk.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Silk
Satin - 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
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