Browse Items (16 total)

Creator: John Forsythe

Date: 1899-1910

Black bodice with black embroidery on chest, shoulders, and wrists. Embroidery includes diamond shapes and flowers. Pleating on chest and by shoulders and wrists. High neck with white net at very top front. Separate matching belt. Label within…

Date: 1900

Black silk bodice and skirt with wool trim and lace with embroidery on bodice. The lace is tan with pink and green embroidery, and sections of it are underlaid with light green silk. The bodice has rows of pintucks and the center front has a section…

Date: 1890-1905

A black, velvet, beaded bodice with leg o' mutton sleeves and a yellow lined collar. There is black floral beading and embroidery on the chest and lower sleeves, four groups of piping in rows of three on each sleeve, yellowing lace on the wrists,…

Date: 1874-1916

Beige bodice and skirt that attach at the waist with cream flower embroidery and a pink and green sash and a separate lace collar. Cotton was used, bodice (a), has three quarter length sleeves, pleating on the sleeves and in the center front

Loose-fitting, sheer cotton blouse with mandarin collar. Three geometric lace insets on center front. Two darts at front waist, and two darts at back waist. 3/4 length sleeves with gathering at cuffs. Four darts at center - back neck. Embroidery…

Burgundy velvet bodice. Velvet exterior, velvet buttons down center front, velvet collar, interior boning, cotton cloth lining, waistband, velvet tail

Black beaded fichu made of faille, silk, cotton lace, and beading. In good condition with some tears, holes, fraying, stains, mending, and pest damage. ; Black beaded fichu with lace and beaded shoulder covers

Elaborate collarette of black lace, silk, linen, burlap, beads and metal; band collar of silk, covered in lace; collar attached to star-shaped silk structure backed with linen-covered burlap; star forms long points center front and back; small star…

Creator: Mme. E. Saunders

Date: 1895

Two piece dress of tan brocade with light blue accents and satin ribbon of light blue and brown; hourglass silhouette. Bodice (a) is boned; band collar closes at center back with metal hooks and eyes; leg o'mutton sleeves; four back princess seams,…

Date: 1907

Dress of cream silk, lace, and chenille; S-curve silhouette; cream silk bodice with cream floral print has pleats extending from shoulder blades at back to waist at front; puff sleeves with draped layers of silk and lace, flounced lace at bottom of…

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…

; Black cape made of textured cotton with a floral pattern. Glass and jet beading all-over the cape. Quilted black satin silk lining. Band collar. Fitted torso with two points at center front and a box pleat at center back. Sleeves are the wings of…

Date: 1977-1978

Dress (a) of cream synthetic chiffon and crepe; empire silhouette; cream chiffon sleeveless bodice, scoop neck, two darts that extend up from the empire waistline over the bust, polyester and metal zipper at center back, cream crepe lining; cream…

Date: 1905 (circa)

Dark blue crepe two-part dress with crocheted lace insets and black and green pleat details; band collar neckline; open front pleated bodice with crochet insets at collar and bust; hook and eye closures center front and back waist; taffeta bias tape…

Creator: Juliette Tallet

Date: 1904 (circa)

Dress of black silk trimmed with lace, black, and ivory embroidery and lace high collar inset at neckline. Long sleeves with embroidered cuffs. Full length skirt with train.