Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 1959.023.03
- Date:
- 1870-1880
- Description:
- Hat. Black cotton lace cap with black chiffon ties.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - Provenance:
- Catalog card: "Associated with Mrs. Monmoth of the Worsted Church, Canterbury, N.H. Worn when preaching. Donor received the Monmouth collection from her mother, Mrs. Alida Cogswell True. Mrs. True's great uncle, Amos Cogswell, helped found the church.
Articles relating to Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Harper Monmouth (1828-1887) and the "Worsted Church" in Canterbury, N.H. Mrs. Monmouth delivered sermons at the Worsted Church in Canterbury and is famous for decorating the church with images and mottos in worsted and cotton. She wrote a novel under the name Elizabeth Harper, poetry and stories under the pseudonym Effie Afton and autobiographical pamphlets under her married name. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Doris M. True Davis
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