Cream Corset
Date: 1900-1925
This is a cream cotton underbust corset with attached garters. Along with the back lacing, thee are lacing panels on either side of the busk and at the sides-back. These extra lacing sections are laced with a somewhat elastic braid. All the lacing…
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Metallic Straw Lantern Hat
Creator: Eric Javits Inc.
Date: 1990s
This is a metallic straw lantern hat. The hat is made of tan straw accented with metallic thread in silver, gold, and black. The crown is flat and circular. The crown has been placed inside of the brim and machine sewn together. On the inside of…
Mark Cross Cream Leather Ladies Gloves
Creator: Mark Cross
Date: 1945-1959
Cream leather ladies' gloves made by Mark Cross London. The gloves are machine sewn and the cream leather is soft and unbroken. A gold metal snap at the wrist secures each glove, with the Mark Cross logo on the plastic cap of each snap.
Tags: Gloves, Mark Cross, Mark Cross London
Lace Wedding Dress of Susan Koelle Bell
Date: 1903
Cream lace wedding dress: lining made of silk taffeta; machine-made lace overdress. Square neckline; two darts bust to waist, two darts past the waist on the back, two small darts on side of lingerie straps of lining, all the darts are in the lining;…
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Plaid Circle Skirt
A blue-and-green plaid circle skirt. The waist band is of the same fabric. The skirt features a pocket and closures at the side. Turned-up hem with bias tape.
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Wedding Outfit of Jim Ruff
Date: 2012
Wedding suit with kilt, with components of black and multi-color plaid wool, white cotton, off-white leather, and silver and gold tone metal. Jacket (a) of black wool with square silver-tone buttons; hip-length; single-breasted, side vents in back;…
Tags: For Better and For Worse
Wedding Dress of Peggy Cheng
Date: 2006
Dress of red silk dupioni; gold embroidery in rose motifs repeated throughout; sheath silhouette; floor length; princess seams; sleeveless; halter neck; trumpet skirt; metal zipper at center back; gold frog closure at center front neck.
Tags: For Better and For Worse, weddings
Wedding Dress of Beulah May Christ Hummel
Date: 1913
Dress of cream silk with net and lace; bodice of cream cotton net with a draped overlay of lace; six small decorative rhinestones down center front of bodice; cream silk satin embellishment at center front above waist with two small rhinestone…
Tags: For Better and For Worse, wedding
Blue and White Striped Bodice
Date: 1872
Cream and blue striped silk voile bodice (a) with matching cream and blue fichu (b), lace details, cotton or lawn lining, metal and boning; band collar neckline; fitted torso with natural waist and two back pleats; two piece sleeve with seams at top…
Off-White Lace Bodice
Date: 1872
Off-white silk gauze and lace blouse with metal snaps, hook-eye closure, and silk-covered buttons; button-up front to V-neck collar with beige trim; six snap closures at center front along with five decorative silk-colored buttons; fitted sleeves…
Red Plaid Dress/Shawl/Belt
Red plaid dress with matching shawl and belt; Floor length dress, red/pink/green plaid, thin straps, boning, size zip, 1/2 circle skirt, natural waist, taffeta and cotton lining.
Shawl: same plaid fabric, triangle shape.
Belt: same plaid…
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