Two-Piece 19th Century Dress. Material: textile, metal, bone. Description: two-piece dress with separate collar. (a) Skirt. Size: 43" W. x 41" L. Description: black and rose striped silk with black satin inserts; bustle silhouette; shirring at back waistband; black side panel inserts; wide black band encircles skirt at hemline; back train. (b) Jacket. Size: 21 1/2" L. Description: long-sleeved with black trim; jewel collar neckline; front closure with hooks and eyes; black front and back pa
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Annie Heckes Johnstone Wedding Gown. Gray Wool Two-Piece Floor Length. Material: textile. Two piece ensemble. (a) Waist. Size: 12" W. at waistline x 18" L. Description: gray wool jacket - light colored silk collar with lace trim - squared lapels edged with floral trim band - long, puffed sleeves edged with lace at wrist - hem edge of bodice edged with band of floral trim. (b) Skirt. Size: 12" W. at waistline x 43" L. Description: gray wool floor length skirt - horizontal band of trim encircle
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Martha Marie Hogaas Sunde Wedding Gown. Tan Silk Two-Piece Floor-Length with Blue Accents. Material: textile. Two piece dress suit. (a) Waist. Size: 14" W. across bodice x 23" L. Description: tan silk jacket; front vertical closure with ivy-patterned buttons; small stand up collar; bodice back tapers over hipline into tails; blue-trimmed, long, loose sleeves. (b) Skirt. Size: 13" W. at waist x 40" L. Description: tan silk floor length trimmed with two blue v-shaped ribbons bands; ruffle arou
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PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, pearl, metal. (a, b) Two piece dress. Size: 15" W. x 62" L. (a) Skirt. Description: plum colored taffeta - full, wide hemline - row of pleats encircles hemline. (b) Waist. Description: plum taffeta - narrow standup collar - front closure with 14 pearl buttons - pleated along around bottom waistline - taffeta bow in back - long sleeves with wristline button trim and pleated cuff. See 7948.
Julia Halvorsen (or Halvorson) Hanson Wedding Gown. Blue Cotton Gown of Julia Halvorsen Hanson of Otisco. Material: textile, metal. (a) Waist. Size: 13" W. x 21 1/2" L. Description: blue cotton, small stand up collar, blue velvet pleated lapels and ruffles on both shoulders and long cuffed sleeves, three rows of black metal buttons with gold and silver trim from lapel to waist, front closure with ten sets of hooks and eyes, back detailed with two cotton tabs and two velvet tabs. (b) Skirt. Si
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PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, shell. Size: 18" W. x 32" L. Description: white cotton - narrow standup collar - long sleeves - striped - front closure with five buttons.
Dress. Material: textile. Size: 31" W. x 54" L. Description: white, light-weight floor-length crepe; round neckline with scalloped edge; elbow-length sleeves with scalloped edges; capelet of same fabric over bodice front and back; embroidered eyelet waistband; overall floral design embroidery on sleeves, capelet and upper skirt; embroidered knots along hemline.
Maria Christina (Nelson) Turnacliff White Sheer Long-Sleeved Cotton. (a,b) Material: textile, metal. (a) Bodice. Description: white sheer cotton; long, puffed sleeves with lace inserts and five buttons at wrist; high collar; gathered waist; embroidered pattern on front and back. (b) Skirt. Description: white cotton, floor-length, ruffles at hemline which forms a short train in back; lace inserts in skirt; two-snap side closure.
Material: hide, textile, button. Size: 11" W. x 12 1/2" L. x 8" H. Description: horse hair cap = black cotton lining - closure with button and tab under chin.
Mink Stole. Material: fur, textile, metal. Size: 6" W. x 48" L. Description: brown mink stole with mink head extending from one end and tail extending from other end; hook on one end and loops on other end.
Dark Fur Stole. Material: fur, textile, metal. Size: 9" W. x 52" L. Description: dark fur made from five pelts with satin lined; closure at neckline with metal eye.
Material: textile, shell. Size: 10" W x 38: L. Description: white cotton - twelve vertical, lace-edged bodice tucks - lace-edged collar - long sleeves with lace edging - rickrack waistline trim with embroidered floral pattern - three-button back neckline closure - lace trimmed hemline insets with scalloped edge.
Material: textile. Size: 15" W. x 7" L. Color and description: white wool yarn crocheted jacket - pink wool crocheted edging along sides of front opening, around bottom edge and sleeves - rounded neckline - narrow pink taffeta ribbon threaded around neckline - ribbon tie closure at center front neckline - long sleeves.
White Cotton Toddler's Dress. Material: textile. Size: 13" W. x 25" L. Description: white handkerchief cotton with rounded neckline, set-in yoke with blue embroidered French knots; long sleeves; skirt gathered to bodice yoke; scalloped hemline, sleeve edges and neckline all trimmed with blue and white tatting.
Material: textile and shell. Size: 35 1/2" W. x 35" L. Description: white cotton trimmed with white lace - rounded neckline edged with narrow band of white scalloped embroidered eyelet - small eyelet V-shaped bodice yoke edged with narrow eyelet ruffle back and front - long skirt gathered to high bodice yoke - eighteen narrow pintucks encircle lower area of dress above a 7" W. scalloped embroidered eyelet ruffle at hemline - long set-in sleeves - six narrow pintucks encircle lower edges of sle
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Material: textile, shell. Size: 13" W. x 14" L. Descripton: pink cotton - bib front edged with narrow white cotton ruffle - short pant legs edged with white ruffle - small square patch pocket trimmed with white ruffle at lower front - elastic band sewn into back waistline - one narrow pink cotton strap attached at each side of front bib - one white button attached to end of each strap - closure at back waistline in two buttonholes.
White Cotton Baby Boy's Dress. Material: textile, shell. Size: 13" W. x 20 1/2" L. Description: white cotton dress with rounded neckline with stand-up eyelet trim; decorative front insert extends from neckline to hemline: two 2" W. vertical panels of shirred white cotton separated with a 1" W. center vertical band of fancy white cutwork and white embroidery, entire insert is bordered on both sides with a 1" W. vertical band of white eyelet; long puffed sleeves edged with a band of eyelet trim;
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Black Wool Cape of Mary Eaton Lewis. Material: textile, metal. Size: Description: black wool lined with black satin; black satin ribbon attached at collar for trim; closure with two hooks and eyes on collar and three more extending down front; design details: when cape closure is hooked, the ribbon appears as tied with sashes extending down the front; flower, leaf and zig-zag appliques.
Bison or Buffalo Coat. Material: fur, textile, button. Size: 22" W. x 47" L. Description: dark brown bison hide; black quilted lining; double breasted; front closure with five large round black buttons (one missing) and loops; long sleeves; full collar.
Ivory Crepe Beaded Dress of Emma Gehring Rietfort. Material: textile, metal and bead. Size: 18" W. x 58" L. Description: cream-colored crepe floor-length gown with cream-colored lace overlay that extends around bodice and up neckline to form a collar that encircles the neck and hooks at the back; long crepe sleeves fall to the elbow, a band of beads encircle the edge, sleeve length is extended to the wrist with lace; crepe skirt extends to just below knee line and is edged with a 1 1/2" W. ba
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White Satin and Net Dress of Ruth Gossman Grundwald. Material: textile, metal. Size: 36" W. x 60" L. Description: white satin full underskirt and bodice, white net overskirt, white lace yoke insert and bodice overlay, narrow stand up collar, long, tapered sleeves. (b) Veil. Material: textile, pearl. Size: 36" L. Description: white net bridal headdress affixed to wire circle covered with double thickness veiling - floral embroidery applique trim all over and around wire a band of embroidered la
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Material: textile and beads. Size: 15 1/2" W. x 13" L. Description: black beads strung in a fishnet pattern attached to black tape trimmed with black chenille that forms neckline.
White Rayon and Net, Stand-Up Collar Floor Length Dress. Material: textile, sequin, pearl, metal. Size: 14" W. x 70" L. Description: white rayon - floor-length very full net over rayon skirt - high standup lace collar - strapless white bodice under long-sleeved sheer net bodice trimmed with sequins and seed pearls - back closure with long zipper.
Men's Overalls. Material: textile, metal. Size: 22 1/4" W. x 60" L. Description: blue and white striped cotton denim - long pant legs - bib top - straps cross in back and fasten on top front big with metal snaps and brackets - label on bib: "Osh Kosh B'gosh Union made Sanforized".
Men's White Shirt. Material: textile, shell. Size: 32" W. x 18 3/4" L. Description: cream colored cotton with small stand up collar, three button holes on collar, 5 white shell buttons; front closure, cuffs; front lapel made of linen with pattern in the material; tag 'ArtistO' crown with B inside; ink stamped on front bottom lapel, 1912, 16, 35, Y1305; collar stamped 16.