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
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…
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…
Black Striped Bodice with Bishop Sleeves
Date: 1895-1905
Black wool bodice with white pinstripe of silk/cotton thread, trimmed with black velvet ribbon. Thin black velvet ribbon trim, wide black velvet ribbon collar, metal boning,and hooks and eyes.; black wool bodice with white pinstripe of silk/cotton…
Black Silk Evening Bodice
Creator: Mary Blount
Date: 1891
Black short sleeved evening bodice of silk satin with black net; label reads Mary Blount / Ogdensburg, NY; polished cotton lining; metal hooks and eyes; metal boning; black silk satin ribbon waistband; black taffeta bias tape on inside bottom edge;…
Dark Blue Ensemble with Crocheted Lace
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…
Corset
Date: 1904 (circa)
White cotton underbust corset; Plain cream woven cotton, ivory cotton lace and ivory silk ribbon, metal grommets, metal busk, and metal boning Under-bust hourglass Bust and hip gores; quarter inch bonings in pairs every inch; bones on either side…
Natural Linen Morning Gown
Date: 1870-1879
Bustle-style morning dress of ecru linen gauze, pink silk ribbon, rust silk ribbon, and cotton crocheted lace, composed of overdress and underskirt ; ecru linen gauze, pink silk ribbon, rust silk ribbon, cotton crocheted lace, Bustle-style morning…
Dress of Metallic Floral Brocade and Black Net
Date: 1915-1925
Dress of light green silk georgette with black net overlay trimmed with panels and overskirt of flowered brocade with metallic threads.; Dress of mint green silk chiffon with black net overlay trimmed with panels and overskirt of flowered brocade…
Cream Silk and Lace Dress
Date: 1903
Blouse and skirt (part of a bridesmaid's gown) of sheer ivory silk with inserted tucks and lace (3/4 inch strips of ivory lace). ; Skirt (part of a bridesmaid's gown) of sheer ivory silk trimmed with .75'' wide ivory lace strips: upper yoke comes to…
Wedding Dress of Margaret A. Heminway
Date: 1854
Dress of cream silk taffeta; lining made of off-white polished cotton; crinoline silhouette; boned bodice, barrel-chested, princess seams in back, three waist darts in front; high neckline, finished with fine piping of about 1/6"; cap sleeves with…
Ivory Satin Ensemble with Oriental Print
Date: 1893-1905
Ivory satin bodice and skirt with print; off-white solid silk satin with sections of blue/olive/gray patterned silk brocade; fabric covered metal boning; fabric covered buttons; metal hooks and eyes; lining in a square pattern (possibly cotton);…
Gray Silk Evening Bodice with Lace
Date: 1855-1865
Grey silk evening bodice with lace sleeves and yoke'; grey-blue heavy silk, grey -t blue silk satin, metal boning (possibly plastic), cotton batting, lined w/ white polished cotton, lavender silk ribbon, cotton (?); black ribbon at cuffs; blue…
Navy Bodice with Red Yoke
Creator: MJ
Date: 1905 (circa)
Bodice of navy blue wool faille with square yoke of red wool, trimmed with stripes of black braid and edged with curved black braid trim. Front sections overlap with hook and eye closures; standing collar hooks at CB.
Pink Cotton Dropwaist Dress
Date: 1920-1929
dropwaist dress of sheer peachy pink cotton 3 rows of ecru lace trim at necklibe Some lace rolled into flower like trim at CF waistline One row at each sleeve hem, one row at each side off CF panel Vertical gridded lace panel at CF and CB Ribbon trim…