Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 2001.010.02
- Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NH, area
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- Dress. Full length; full-length sleeves; round neck. Fabric is loose weave of wool tweed, plain weave, from black, white, and brown threads. Nine hook & eye front closure. Several additional hooks at waist band. Pocket on right side of skirt. Bodice lined with tan cotton twill. Skirt bottom and sleeves lined with tan polished cotton. Tan tape ribbon along hem, stiffener at skirt bottom. All hand sewn. Few patches present.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- L-53 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Sarah Robinson Hatch (b. Campton, NH, 1816). Originated in Rochester, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Martha Blaisdell York
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