Sun and Moon Chinese Silk Embroidery Panel
Chinese silk embroidery panel of multiple people in four mirrored scenes that begin in the day and end in the night, from top to bottom.
Scene 1: A person carrying red fruits on a platter and another person carrying a blue bottle with the red sun…
Tags: Embroidery, silk, Silk Panel, Tapestry
Christian Dior Cream Slip
Creator: Christian Dior
This is a cream slip manufactured by Christian Dior composed of a rose motif lace and a fiber blend. The rose motif lace is at the collar, sleeves, and edges of the slip. The fiber blend is 55% nylon, 30% polyester, and 15% silk. There is a cream…
Tags: Christian Dior, Slip, Underclothes
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
Child's Lace Blouse
Date: 1890-1910
A lacey, detachable sleeve blouse with a mid/high collar and button closures in the center back. The blouse comes to below the waist. Its thin semi-sheer material is most likely cotton. Above the chest, the thin material gives way to intricate…
Tags: beige, chiffon, child, cotton, cream, early 1900s, high collar, high neck, lace, lace blouse, late 1800s, pre-teen, shirtwaist, sleeves, teenager
Lace Pouch
A rectangle pouch that when folded becomes a square that could be used as a purse. There is lace detail along all of the edges and the closing flap is heavily embroidered with cutwork lace. The lip of the pouch has tiny diamond cutouts about a half…
Tags: Cutwork Lace, Pouch, Purse
Cream Bibs, Rounded and Square
Two tiny bibs, one rounded and the latter squared; possibly for infants or dolls. Rounded Bib: Rounded muslin bib with speckled brown stains, neck ties, a possible body tie where ribbon could be wound through, floral embroidery, scalloped lace around…
Tags: bib, bibs, Embroidery, lace