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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
1994.057.04
Place of Origin:
Hebron NH
Date:
1900-1910
Description:
Dress, child's. Brown cotton skirt, bodice back, collar, inner sleeves and waist ties. White cotton eyelet lace with red and white embroidered flowers on front of bodice, outer sleeves, bottom of skirt, end of waist ties and on either side of back bodice closure. White cotton eyelet lace around collar with red embroidery underneath. Four small flowers in skirt. Nine button closure in back of bodice, buttons missing.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Dimensions:
L-23.5 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 was worn by the donor's mother Sarah Eleanor Keyes Carr (1883-1970).
Credit Line:
Gift of Eva Geraghty
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