Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.472
- Date:
- 1835-1845
- Description:
- Dress, little girl's. White, striped dimity. Blouse gathered into square neck and waistband. Bias cording around neck, armholes and top of skirt. Lace edging on bottom of short sleeves. Hooked down back. Handsewn.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Dimensions:
- L-23.5 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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