Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 2001.010.01.1
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NH, area
- Date:
- 1835-1840
- Description:
- Dress. Full length; full-length sleeves; round neck. Wool plain weave challis fabric is brown print with flower buds (green, red, yellow, white, brown). Nine button front closure on bodice, glazed red pottery buttons. Several snaps and hooks where skirt and bodice meet in front. Pocket on right side of skirt. Bodice lined with tan cotton twill. Skirt bottom and sleeves lined with brown glazed cotton. Brown tape ribbon along hem. All hand sewn.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- L-55 inches
- Provenance:
- Worn by Sarah Robinson Hatch (b. Campton, NH, 1816). Originated in Rochester, NH, area.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha Blaisdell York
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