Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.458
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Child's dress. White cotton (lawn). Whitework cut embroidery on sleeves and appliqued on bodice. Lace collar. Tucked bands on bodice and skirt. Back button opening (buttons missing). Two tucks around skirt. Starched.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- L-21.5 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:
- Children's clothing and dress, Clothing and dress
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