Dress
- Object Name:
- Dress
- Object ID:
- 2013.033.01
- Place of Origin:
- Penacook, NH
- Date:
- 1900
- Description:
- Dress, three pieces. Purple figured silk. Ink inscription on lining: "Made in 1900".
A. Bodice with lace trim.
B. Skirt.
C. Tie. - Material:
- Textile
Silk - Provenance:
- Made and worn by Frances Merton Goodwin Alexander (1860-1945) of Penacook, NH. She was the wife of Dr. Anson Colby Alexander (1855-1948). She was the great grandmother of the donor.
A note was attached to the dress, written by Frances Alexander to her granddaughters:
"It is Feb. 22d 1926. I wore this dress to a Colonial Party today and then I put it away. I am thinking of you four little girls now aged 8-7-4-1. Some time you are going to enjoy wearing this gown that your Grandmother made in 1900....The material a whole bolt (25 yds & 1 yd wide) was given me by a friend who brought it over from China." - Credit Line:
- Gift of Jo Lincoln Chaney
- Subjects:
- Dresses
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