Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 1996.028.01
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Dress. Black and white cotton flannel print with bunches of flowers on long, leafed stems, cotton lining in bodice, machine stitching. "Mother Hubbard" style long dress with collar, short shoulder capes, small ruffle at neck, pleats from neck to waist in front. Long sleeves slightly puffed at shoulders, cuffs with button closure. Black and white cotton braid trim around cuffs, vertically at neck and outlining shoulder cape. Six exterior buttons from neck to waist and three interior buttons near waist on lining. Buttons of black plastic (two different styles) except for shell button at neck. Belt at waist in front consisting of two pieces, each anchored to a side seam, made from same material as dress with braid trim two inches from each end. Pocket, 4.5" square, below waist at right front side.Wide flounce at bottom. Seams in back from shoulders to waist, narrower at waist, with pleats between. Waist in back appears to be gathered by a small "belt" of material outlined with braid and anchored to seams.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Plastic - Provenance:
- From the Demeritt / Goss House in Madbury, NH, containing items from the Demeritt, Goss, and Woodworth families.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Lane W. Goss and Georgia Goss Drew
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