Coat
- Object Name:
- Coat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.452
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Child's coat. Ecru linen. Back yoke ruffle. Scalloped collar, gathered at neck, double collar with three rows of fine cotton braid around each, same down both sides of front and on small cuffs. Ties of same with one row of braid. Handsewn. Starched.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton - Dimensions:
- L-20.5 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
- Subjects:
- Coats, Children's clothing and dress
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