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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1963.039.477
Date:
1910-1915
Description:
Dress, child's. White cotton. Short sleeves. Broderie Anglaise top and bottom thirds of skirt. Waist and sleeves all hamburg, with insert down front and back of waist. Skirt pleated onto hamburg band at waist. White cotton with wide hamburg edge.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
L-33 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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