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Pants

Object Name:
Pants
Object ID:
1967.055.01
Creator:
Wight, Fanny L. (1818-1885)Seamstress
Place of Origin:
Gilead, ME
Date:
circa 1860
Description:
Trousers, boy's. Long white cotton twill (duck), sailor type. Opening on sides. Five buttonholes each in front and back waistbands. Handsewn.
Made by Fanny L. Wight (1818-1885), for her son, Thomas Wight (1855-1937), Gilead, ME; 1861.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
Worn by Thomas Wight (1855-1937), c. 1860, and made by his mother, Fanny L. (Burbank) Wight (1818-1885), Gilead, ME. Thomas Wight was the father of the donor, Denman B. Wight (1908-1972).
Credit Line:
Gift of Denman B. Wight
Subjects:
Pants, Trousers
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