Jacket

Object Name:

Jacket

Object ID:

2009.044.02.2

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1903

Description:

Jacket, part of three-piece dress. Part of wedding trousseau of Nellie Angie Bailey Young (1880-1858), made by her mother, Olive Ann Berry Manchester Bailey (1846-1908), a dressmaker in Concord, NH. Olive green faille. Maroon velvet collar and cuffs.

Material:

Textile

Provenance:

Olive Ann Berry (1846-1908) was born in Alexandria, NH. She married Elijah C. Manchester (1835-1871) in Alexandria in 1865. Elijah was a cabinetmaker who died in Bristol, NH, of typhoid fever. Olive became a dressmaker in Bristol, NH, after her husband's death. She remarried in 1874 to Milton G. Bailey (1852-1922). She made the wedding trousseau for her daughter, Nellie Angie Bailey (1880-1958), who married Dr. William Andrew Young (1876-1946) on March 4, 1903, in Concord, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert D. and Claire T. Brooks

People:

Bailey, Olive Ann Berry Manchester (1846-1908), Bailey, Nellie Angie (1880-1958)

Subjects:

Wedding clothing and dress, Dressmaking