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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1958.078 a-b
Place of Origin:
New Hampshire
Date:
1810-1825
Description:
a. Dress, girls. Brown cotton with roller printed Calico floral decoration in beige and red. Fashioned with shirred bodice and full puffed sleeves. Drawstring at neck. Three button holes. 1" waistband fastens with hooks. Full gathered skirt. b. matching pantalet (only l leg) ca 1830-40. Hand sewn.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
Label attached reads: "Dress made for Mother Cass's mother's youngest sister. She died in 1837. Buried in Plymouth, NH."
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. George E. Emerson
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