Skirt
- Object Name:
- Skirt
- Object ID:
- 2009.044.05.2
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1903
- Description:
- Skirt (undergarment), 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. White lace. Matches bodice 2009.044.05.1.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton - 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
- Subjects:
- Wedding clothing and dress, Dressmaking
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