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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1963.039.436
Date:
1900-1910
Description:
Dress, boy's. Blue and white striped cotton. Yoke. Pleated skirt, lace edged. Five buttons down front. Dropped waist. Narrow lace on cuffs. Belt that narrows at front.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
L-23 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
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