Wedding veil
Classification:
Date:
1880
Medium:
Netting
Dimensions:
Overall: 137 x 104 in. ( 348 x 264.2 cm )
Description:
Cream wedding veil of netting.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillen
Object Number:
1937.263.2
Gallery Label:
This veil was part of Mrs. Charles A. Schermerhorn's wedding costume.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Waistcoat
Classification:
Date:
1829
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 17 1/2 in. ( 55.9 x 44.4 cm )
Description:
Cream silk waistcoat with round neckline; red and yellow trim around garment opening, base, and pocket outlines; ogee pockets at waistline; eight silk covered buttons up the front; white cotton lining and back with four cotton ties to cinch to size.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillen
Object Number:
1937.277
Marks:
handwritten: bellow collar inside: "J.P. Schermerhorn Jr./1829"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1829
eMuseum Object ID:
31953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baby's coat
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. ( 60.3 x 62.9 cm )
Description:
Cream silk baby coat with a round collar decorated with drawnwork around the edge and whitework embroidery; long sleeves with a folded cuff with drawnwork and whitework decoration and silk ribbons at the wrist; vertical rows of drawnwork and whitework decoration at the shoulders, across the back and along the front opening of the coat; three mother-of-pearl buttons and silk ribbon ties at the neck to fasten the coat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M.H. Morse, Jr.
Object Number:
Z.1171.48ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31942
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baby's coat
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Flannel, satin, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 28 in. ( 101.6 x 71.1 cm )
Description:
Pale yellow flannel baby coat with scalloped edges trimmed in satin and needlepoint lace all around; made in a half circle, it is fitted at the shoulders and neck with fitted long sleeves and a satin ribbon tied in a bow at the wrist; the attached hood is gathered on at the neckline and has a drawstring near the outer edge to fit the head to size, tied in a bow at the forehead; large satin ribbon at the neck to fasten; small scalloped pocket on the left trimmed with needlepoint lace and satin, satin bowtie in the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M.H. Morse, Jr.
Object Number:
Z.1171.49
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's dress
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 29 in. ( 61 x 73.7 cm )
Description:
Cream cotton child's dress printed with a printed design of narrow vertical stripes of maroon, pink, and blue flowers; high round collar that comes to points in the front; long unfitted sleeves; waistline four inches below shoulder with a tie at the center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. F. Maurice Newton
Object Number:
1947.115
Gallery Label:
This dress belonged to Mary E. Lewis, later Mrs. R. Hebert Newton, mother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
31938
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's zouave jacket
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 17 in. ( 30.5 x 43.2 cm )
Description:
Brown ribbed cotton child's zouave jacket with a round neckline, long wide sleeves and a front opening; white cotton trim and white appliqué sewn around the collar, cuffs, hem and garment opening; mother-of-pearl button at the collar.
Object Number:
Z.1165
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paisley shawl
Classification:
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Cashmere
Dimensions:
with fringe: 134 x 65 in. ( 340.4 x 165.1 cm )
Description:
Long harlequin type cashmere paisley shawl with scroll and palmette design on black ground at center with quasi-organic figures with scrolling tendrils surrrounding it, the whole design arranged symmetrically with respect to the short axis; border on long sides consisting of tri-lobed arches alternating with palmette motifs; border on short sides of tri-lobed arches alternating with semicircular arches; green, red, blue, black, and white fringe on two short sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alexander J. Wall
Object Number:
1942.474
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this shawl belonged to ancestors of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31935
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Girl's dress, jacket and mantelet
Classification:
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 32 × 32 in. (81.3 × 81.3 cm)
Overall (b): 15 1/2 × 17 in. (39.4 × 43.2 cm)
Overall (c): 8 × 14 1/2 i
Description:
White sleeveless ribbed cotton dress (a) with a low square neckline; needlepoint lace trims the garment openings; square of appliqué just below the neckline on the front of the bodice; pleats at waist of the ankle length skirt; two bands of appliqué toward the hem of the skirt; hem decorated with whitework lace; five mother-of-pearl buttons up the back of the bodice; A-line jacket (b) with a round neckline trimmed with eyelet lace; three-quarter-length sleeves trimmed with eyelet lace at the cuff and decorated with geometric appliqué; front and back of jacket covered in geometric patterned appliqué; hem trimmed with eyelet lace; four mother-of-pearl buttons up the front; mantelet (c) covered with scroll and geometric appliqué with a round neckline; pointed at the four corners; hem trimmed with eyelet lace.
Object Number:
Z.1166a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
31936
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Girl's bodice
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Cotton, eyelet lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 19 in. ( 24.1 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton girls fitted and boned bodice; low round neckline decorated with white eyelet lace; short puffed sleeves with eyelet lace trim; eleven metal hooks and eyes up the back.
Object Number:
Z.1167
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
31934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Baby's dress
Classification:
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Cotton lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 20 in. ( 45.7 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
White cotton bobbin lace baby's dress in a stripe and vine pattern; high round collar with a floral needlepoint lace ruffle one inch below that wraps around the shoulders and back; long straight sleeves with needlepoint lace cuffs; scalloped needlepoint lace hem; open up the back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M. H. Morse, Jr.
Object Number:
Z.1213
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


