Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1991.097 a-c

Place of Origin:

Nelson, NH (believed)

Date:

1840-1875

Description:

Dress. Silk, green plaid with red and black accents. Hand-stitched. Bodice lined in tan cotton twill, sleeves in tan glaze cotton. Bodice trimmed with black fringe across chest, shoulders and back, two horizontal black velvet stripes at wrists, 8 black (jet?) buttons and 3 hook and eye closures. Skirt lined with tan glaze cotton, dark green hem tape. Skirt has three flounces each encircled by two black velvet stripes, hook and eye closure in back. Bow is trimmed in black fringe and two horizontal black velvet stripes. Small hole near bottom edge of skirt, slight discoloration under arms.

a--bodice
b--skirt
c--bow

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton
Velvet

Dimensions:

L-41 inches

Provenance:

Believed to have belonged to Augusta (Eveleth) White (1806-1875) of Nelson, NH. Given by her great-great granddaughter, Helen (Thompson) van Ham.

Credit Line:

Gift of Helen T. van Ham

People:

White, Augusta, Eveleth