Day Dress Fashion Plate
Date: 1901-08-01
Fashion plate from The Deliniator published August 1901.
LA Ghirlandita
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, “La Ghirlandata,” 1873 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain)
Black Two Piece Dress with Lace
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…
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…
Bowl Surrounded by Birds and Flowers Cream Crochet
A cream crochet rectangular piece with a bowl of fruits/vegetables at the center surrounded by two chicken-like birds and flowers.
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.…
Cream Crochet Jabot
Date: 1800-1900
This cream colored jabot has crocheting along its lining. Embroidery is featured on the lower right corner on the neck, crocheting is along the center, with dispersed boning of ~2.5" intervals.
Black Satin Beaded Pleated Bodice with Pink Accents
Date: 1870-1890
Black satin bodice with beading, pleats, boning, full-length leg-o-mutton sleeves, high collar, pink accents on reverse of satin, lace at ends of sleeves, and shoulder ruffles.
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…
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…
Cream Lace Tea Dress with Lavender Accents
Date: 1900-1910
Cream lace dress with short puffed sleeves and lavender trim. High neck, S-curve boned bodice with vertical lavender velvet trim and pleated satin waistband. Natural waist skirt with fullness at hem and train in back.
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.
Beige 1925 Wedding Dress with Lace
Date: 1925
Beige satin wedding dress with tan lace trim, pearls with accompanying bridal cap, bridal cap veil, and lace pieces. Straight chemise style over-dress with under-dress with fitted sleeves attached. Combination of hand-sewing and machine-sewing…