Suit
- Object Name:
- Suit
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.483 a-b
- Date:
- 1865-1875
- Description:
- Suit, child's. Tan linen. Blouse (a) buttoned down front with brown buttons. 1.5" brown bias tape trim around collar and bottom of sleeves. Bias tape panel on front in bottom to gather blouse. Skirt (b) pleated into 2" waistband with three brown strips down front. Skirt with back opening. Starched.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen - 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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