Slip

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 48 x 39 in. ( 121.9 x 99.1 cm )
Description: 
Full length brown rayon slip; V-shaped neckline with arm straps; empire waistline.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.174.4[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This slip was worn by Ruth Draper under her basic brown dress used in all her monologues.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
31785
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Smock and collar

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1925
Medium: 
a: rayon, mother-of-pearl buttons; b: wool, rayon
Dimensions: 
b: 7 3/4 x 18 in. ( 19.7 x 45.7 cm ) Overall: 43 1/2 x 21 in. ( 110.5 x 53.3 cm )
Description: 
Beige rayon smock with round collar; long sleeves with cuffs that button; pockets at hips; five mother of pearl buttons up the front and two on the cuffs; beige wool collar trimmed on the left side with brown rayon and lined with black rayon; button in the front.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.174.5ab[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This smock and collar were worn by Ruth Draper while playing the English Artist in the monologue, "A Church in Italy."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
31784
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Paisley shawl

Classification: 
Date: 
ca. 1925
Medium: 
Wool
Dimensions: 
Overall: 65 x 64 in. ( 165.1 x 162.6 cm )
Description: 
Red, beige, ochre and olive green woven wool paisley shawl.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.174.6[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This paisley shawl was worn by Ruth Draper. It may have been worn by the American Tourist character in the monologue, "In a Church in Italy," written in 1925.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1925
eMuseum Object ID: 
31783
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Shirtwaist

Classification: 
Date: 
1890-1900
Medium: 
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions: 
Overall: 22 1/4 x 26 1/2 in. ( 56.5 x 67.3 cm )
Description: 
White cotton fitted shirtwaist with a high V-shaped neckline trimmed with needlepoint lace; "leg-of-mutton" sleeves, sleeve with a large puff at the shoulder narrowing and fitted below the elbow; bodice and the sleeves below elbow are decorated with a floral white work and open work pattern; a large ruffle trimmed with needlepoint lace runs across the breast over the shoulder and around the back; buttons up the front; split tail in the back.
Object Number: 
Z.1317
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31781
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Chemise (tea gown)

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions: 
Overall: 46 x 46 in. ( 116.8 x 116.8 cm ) Part (waist): 24 in. (61 cm)
Description: 
White cotton chemise (tea gown) with a high banded neckline of needlepoint lace and tucking; chest decorated with false lapels trimmed with needlepoint lace ruffles forming a deep V-shape; chest lapels and shoulder fabric has bands of needlepoint lace trim and tucking; 3/4 length fitted sleeves decorated with white work circles and a needlepoint lace cuff; skirt has tucking and white work circles below the waist with single bands of needlepoint lace down the center and the sides; two layers of ruffles above the hem trimmed with needlepoint lace; three mother-of-pearl buttons at the neck and metal hooks and eyes close up the rest of the back.
Object Number: 
Z.1316
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31779
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Chemise (tea gown)

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions: 
Overall: 53 x 44 in. ( 134.6 x 111.8 cm ) Part (waist): 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
Description: 
White cotton chemise (tea gown) with a square neckline of needlepoint lace with a design of circles; chest decorated with a basket of white work embroidered flowers and floral wreaths and vines and a band of needlepoint lace trim and tucking; 3/4 length fitted sleeves decorated with white work and bands of needlepoint lace; skirt has tucking and white work circles below the waist; three layers of ruffles from knee to hem decorated with the white work pattrn on the chest and bands of needlepoint lace; sixteen covered buttons up the back.
Object Number: 
Z.1315
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31776
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Mantle

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Linen, lace
Dimensions: 
Overall: 23 1/2 x 39 1/4 in. ( 59.7 x 99.7 cm )
Description: 
White linen circular mantle with a round neckline and a band of geometric whitework and open work embroidered lace set two inches from the hem and opening of the garment.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1945.77b.1
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31772
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Mantle

Classification: 
Date: 
1850-1900
Medium: 
Linen, lace
Dimensions: 
Overall: 23 1/8 x 39 1/2 in. ( 58.7 x 100.3 cm )
Description: 
White linen circular mantle with a round neckline and a band of geometric whitework embroidery set two inches from the hem and opening of the garment.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
1945.77a.1
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1900
eMuseum Object ID: 
31770
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Coat

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
Rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 45 x 18 1/2 in. ( 114.3 x 47 cm )
Description: 
Calf-length gray rayon coat with a round collar, long sleeves and utlility pockets at the hips; four rayon covered buttons up the front and two at the top of the pockets.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.174.7[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This coat belonged to Ruth Draper. It was worn in the play "In a Church in Italy."
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
31747
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Scarf

Classification: 
Date: 
1900-1950
Medium: 
rayon
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 x 10 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 26.7 cm )
Description: 
Cream rayon scarf tied in a bow printed with a pink and blue floral pattern.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. E. C. Carter
Object Number: 
1956.174.8[dup]
Gallery Label: 
This scarf was worn by Ruth Draper. It was used in the 1925 monologue, "In a Church in Italy," for the character American Tourist.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1950
eMuseum Object ID: 
31746
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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