Bed Jacket with Scalloped Hem
bed jacket with scalloped hem and floral embroidery
Black Silk Dress with Shell Motif Beading
Date: 1910-1919
black silk chiffon dress with floral and shell beaded motifs
Black Silk Chiffon Dress with Beaded Trim
Date: 1920-1929
black silk chiffon dress with multicolor beaded trim; black silk crepe; cream,black, and gold bugle beads; light pink, metallic black, magenta, and green seed beads; spun black cotton net; Drop waist silhouette; beaded V-neck neckline; crisscross…
Black Lace Dress with Velvet
Creator: Boeckel Shop
black lace dress with velvet trim and handkerchief hem; bodice is lined with tan georgette; cap sleeves; dropped waist; columnar silhouette
Corset Cover with Button Front
chemise/corset cover with square lace inset and button front
Crinoline Hoop Skirt
Date: 1865 (circa)
Hoop skirt of fabric tapes and wire; hoops of watch spring covered with webbing held together with metal tabs
Wire Bustle Cage
Creator: Unknown American Inventor
Date: 1871
Bustle (cage), of natural cotton muslin and twill tapes and metal wire bands: half-cylinder shape, with metal bands horizontally forming shape, suspended from vertical tapes; waistband of tape with adjustable buckle and hanging tabs; flat back of…
Small Wire Crescent Bustle Cage
Date: 1880 (circa)
Small bustle cage with 2 pieces of crescent shaped wire mesh held by cotton tape, with a metal buckle closure. Black braided wire and beige cotton tapes; waistband of cotton tabby weave tape with 1 buckle closure; 2 rolls of braided wire suspended…
Small Spring Bustle Cage
Date: 1885 (circa)
Small wire bustle cage with 3 springs, with cotton chintz covering, cotton tape, and metal buckle closure.; bustle cage-3 metal coils and light brown cotton chintz covering: wiastband at cotton tape with 1 metal buckle closure; 3 vertical metal…
Short Eyelet Bodice with Lace
short eyelet bodice with long sleeves and lace insets
Corset Cover with Peach Ribbon
white camisole/corset cover with peach ribbon at neck
Cream Cotton Day Dress with Floral Embroidery
Date: 1913
Day dress of off-white cotton batiste with flowered embroidery, eyelet embroidery, lace openwork, and lace trim. V-neckline at front; rounded at back; CB button closure with snap at CB neck; skirt gathered onto bodice at natural waistline; CF…
1926 Gymsuit Ensemble
Date: 1926
1926 Gymsuit of Dorothy Reid Kittell VC 26, includes 2 white middy blouses with red trim and 1 pair of black bloomers with a red stripe down the side of each leg
Middy Blouse with Neckerchief
cotton middy blouse with silk neckerchief; shell buttons; Cotton off-white sailor blouse with middy collar; left front pentagon-shaped pocket at chest; Straight shirtsleeves with two sleeves gathered at cuff; wool cuff with two shell button closures;…
White Cotton Dress with Lace Yoke
dress of white cotton with openwork lace yoke