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Dress

Object Name:
Dress
Object ID:
2018.046.01
Creator:
Gagnon, Juliette
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1965
Description:
Dress. Made and worn by Juliette Gagnon for the Concord, NH, Bicentennial in 1965. White cotton, printed with 1890s images in green, red, and brown, and words "GOOD OLD DAYS". Long sleeves. White lace around collar and cuffs. Five faceted black plastic buttons. Two bands of brown and gold trim around lower part of dress, and one band on each shoulder. Brown knitted belt. With matching bonnet, 2018.046.02.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Polyester
Dimensions:
W-18 L-50 inches
Provenance:
Made and worn by the donor's mother, Juliette Gagnon (1908-1979), for the celebration of the Concord Bicentennial on July 4, 1965. She and many of her fellow Rumford Press employees walked in the bicentennial parade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Rita Goulet
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