Dress

Object Name:

Dress

Object ID:

1994.057.03

Place of Origin:

Hebron, NH

Date:

1860-1869

Description:

Dress. Brown and white striped silk, bodice lined with cotton, skirt lined with glazed cotton. Bodice has straight waistline, no collar, rounded neck, two darts on either side of 9-button front closure (brown cloth-covered buttons, 1 missing). Bodice lining has two triangular flaps sewn at the waist on either side of the button closure, right flap has 7 brass hooks and the left 7 brass eyes, creates an interior closure underneath the row of buttons. Back of bodice in 3 pieces with center piece curving in and down to 1 inch wide at waist, side pieces curving toward underarm, meet it below shoulder seam. Shoulders sloping. Brown and white striped piping around top of sleeve, two brown and white embroidered bands at top of sleeve on outer side and two at the cuffs on outer side. Sleeves narrow at cuff. Long skirt is full and pleated, metal hook and eye closure at waist. Hand stitched. Written in ink on inside of bodice: "DEBORAH LEACH CONANTS DRESS." Silk is frayed, torn and stained with many repairs.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton
Brass

Dimensions:

L-36 inches

Provenance:

All of the clothing in this accession (1994.57.1-.16) comes from the donor's family's farm in Hebron, NH. The clothing came out of an attic with no light at the Hebron farm. This dress belonged to Deborah Jackson Leach Conant (1799-1877).

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva Geraghty

People:

Conant, Deborah, Leach, Deborah