Seven White Handkerchiefs
Handkerchief (a): White handkerchief with a floral, pine-like design on one corner, and some light staining. Handkerchief (b): White handkerchief with openwork between the border and the main body, with the initials "LHG" written in the middle.…
Cream Shirtwaist
Date: 1890-1915
Cream Shirtwaist with large floral pattern down the center, around the wrists, and along the shoulders. Vertically striped small pulled thread embroidery down the front, back, down the sleeves, and around the neck. The shirtwaist is closed by a snap…
Cream Floral and Lace Ensemble
Date: 1900s-1910s
This is a cream blouse with a natural waist, bateau neckline, peter pan collar, and elbow-length sleeves. The bodice, sleeves, and collar are made of a silk chiffon with green, red, and purple floral print and decorated with cream lace and…
Blue Floral Fish and Butterfly Chinese Silk Panel Embroidery
Two-paneled, mirrored tapestry on robin's-egg-blue silk brocade; embroidery depicts fish below a square pavilion on the bottom; various coral and teal flowers in the middle and upper portions, with butterflies at the top. The panels are tacked…
Floral Pink and Olive Silk Embroidered Collar
A mainly olive colored silk collar with multi-toned green leaf embroidery and multi-toned pink circle flower embroidery. Gold thread details on leaves and flowers and in border of piece (also green). Border and embroidery both hand sewn. Clean edges.…
Beaded Black Bodice with Yellow Collar
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,…
Navy Apron with Floral Embroidery
Silk navy apron with cream, yellow, and green floral embroidery with light brown accents. There is slight pleating along the top where the apron connects to the waistband.
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…
Lavender Dress with cream embroidery and lace sleeves
Lavender dress. Cream embroidery on the sleeves and dress. Lace sleeves. There is also a sash and a detached fabric piece.
Wedding Suit of Drew Minter
Creator: Armani
Date: 2012
Wedding suit ensemble with components of wool, cotton, and silk. Navy wool suit jacket (a) with medium-scale windowpane chalk stripes; hip-length; single-breasted, two buttons at center front; lapels; long sleeves. Navy wool suit pants (b) with…
Wedding Dress of Ellen Suydam Lott Rapelje
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…
Peach Underwear Set with Lace
Creator: R. H. Stearns Co. Boston
Date: 1920-1929
Peach Underwear Set with Lace; a) peach silk low cut bra with brown lace trim at top; silk ribbon arm straps; elastic at back with hook and eye closure; seam allowance pinked out at back; french seam at bottom
b) peach silk lingerie shorts with…
Peach Day Dress with Floral Motif
Date: 1905-1915
Peach Day Dress with Floral Motif; off-white tulle translucent day dress with peach silk gathered trip and off-white floral embroidery motif at hem and bodice, salmon ribbon detail at waist with spherical clasp bead decoration, silk fishnet sleeves…