Christening gown
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 27 in. ( 91.4 x 68.6 cm )
Description:
Pale yellow silk christening gown with pale ochre stripes; double collar, round collar over larger square collar both trimmed with needlepoint lace; long sleeves with a loose cuff trimmed with needlepoint lace; high empire waistline with an extremely long undecorated skirt; open down the front with a pink silk ribbon at collar to tie closed.
Object Number:
Z.1318.5
Gallery Label:
According to records found with the dress, this gown was worn by Mrs. Harriet Ferry.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32023
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hairpiece
Classification:
Date:
1880-1930
Medium:
Plastic, wire
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 11 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 27.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Wired green and white plastic flowerbud hairpiece.
Object Number:
Z.1311c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
32002
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gloves (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Kid leather, metal
Dimensions:
each overall: 9 3/4 x 3 in. ( 24.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Short white kid leather gloves with four metal buttons from base of palm to wrist on the underside.
Object Number:
Z.1311ab
Marks:
printed: right hand interior: "D. JUGLA-PARIS" beneath a foul anchor. "3"
printed: left hand interior: "35/ C/ 5 1/2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
32001
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stockings (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1848
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
each overall: 29 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 74 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of machine knitted silk stockings; machine kniteed lace over ankle and top of foot with embroidered flowers along the edges of the lace and in its center; one stocking marked "Paris" and the other "48."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Edna Morse
Object Number:
1941.1112ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1848
eMuseum Object ID:
31996
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's dress
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 7/8 x 23 in. ( 65.7 x 58.4 cm )
Description:
White cotton child's dress with a high round neckline trimmed with a band of whitework eyelet lace and a band of needlepoint lace; V-shaped yoke on the top of the bodice (front and back) with five vertical bands of floral whitework eyelet divided by four rows of horizontal tucks; yoke trimmed with whitework eyelet and needlepoint lace; bottom of bodice all vertical tucks; long puffed sleeves with fitted cuffs trimmed with eyelet and needlepoint lace; wide band waistline; wide round skirt with three horizontal bands of white work eyelet lace divided by two bands of vertical tucks; scalloped band of whitework eyelet lace around the base trimmed with needlepoint lace; five mother-of-pearl buttons up the back.
Object Number:
Z.1251
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31979
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paisley cashmere shawl
Classification:
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Wool, cashmere
Dimensions:
Overall: 68 x 68 in. ( 172.7 x 172.7 cm )
Description:
Square paisley shawl with pieced woolen center; radial design in red, light blue, white, black, lavender and green, with solid black center and border with stylized flowers repeated on either side of an undulating line; pieced outer border composed of embroidered rectangles of black, red, green, blue, yellow, and white cashmere fabric; fringe on all four sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Samuel L. Weisbrod
Object Number:
1949.117
Marks:
embroidered: at center: ". . . J J E . . . "
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, the donor's mother, Sarah Maria (Brett) Davis (1836-1920), wore this shawl to the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
31975
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's dresses, cap and socks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1833
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (b, dress): 20 1/2 × 29 in. (52.1 × 73.7 cm)
Description:
Child's cream cotton dress (b) with a low round neckline trimmed with eyelet lace, short puffed sleeves trimmed with eyelet lace and V-shaped area of tucks and needlepoint lace in the center of bodice; high waistline decorated with needlepoint lace; pleats along waistline; skirt decorated with seventeen rows of tucks.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Dorothy G. Hathaway
Object Number:
1949.74a-e
Gallery Label:
This dress is from the estate of Miss Elmira Bragan. It was worn by John R. Bragan, born 1833.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1833
eMuseum Object ID:
31973
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stockings (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk jersey
Dimensions:
each overall: 27 x 5 in. ( 68.6 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Cream silk woman's stockings (pair) with floral embroidery above the ankle on each.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillen
Object Number:
1937.314ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31961
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hairpiece
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Wired silk flowers
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 11 x 8 in. ( 3.8 x 27.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wired silk flower and leaf wreath hairpiece (to be worn with a veil).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillen
Object Number:
1937.263.3
Gallery Label:
This hairpiece was part of Mrs. Charles A. Schermerhorn's wedding costume.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31960
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Textile fragments
Classification:
Date:
1880
Medium:
Silk brocade
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 12 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (31.8 × 26.7 cm)
Overall (b): 15 × 11 1/4 in. (38.1 × 28.6 cm)
Overall (c): 16 1/
Description:
Three fragments of cream silk floral patterned brocade.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillen
Object Number:
1937.263.1a-c
Gallery Label:
These textile fragments were part of Mrs. Charles A. Schermerhorn's wedding costume.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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