Jacket
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 5/8 x 15 in. ( 39.7 x 38.1 cm )
Description:
Brown silk fitted jacket; round neckline with a pointed floral bobbin lace collar; long sleeves with two bands of brown silk pinking-sheared ruffles around the cuffs; fitted bodice has two bands of pinking-sheared ruffles across the breast and over the shoulders; five silk covered round buttons up the front; lined with white cotton chintz.
Object Number:
Z.1276d
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
13066
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lace cape w/satin ribbon
Classification:
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 46 in. ( 71.1 x 116.8 cm )
Description:
Handmade white silk collared scarf (fichu) with withwork embroidering on cambric, trimmed with handmade floral designed bobbin lace.
Object Number:
INV.11791
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
12984
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bodice
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Silk, cotton chintz
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 21 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 54.6 cm )
Description:
Brown silk fitted bodice; round low neckline; short puffed sleeves with four layers of brown silk ruffles; lined with white cotton chintz; eleven metal hook and eye closures up the back.
Object Number:
Z.1276c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
12807
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Strap fragment
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 x 1 x 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 2.5 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Fragment of brown leather strap, with six buckle holes extant.
Object Number:
INV.8969
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12347
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Paisley shawl
Classification:
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 116 x 57 1/2 in. ( 294.6 x 146 cm )
Description:
Jacquard woven paisley wool shawl on red ground with black center; elongated boteh, palmetto and floral design throughout with arabesque motif around the border; the design is worked in various shades of red, blue and green; the long edges have dark green selvages.
Object Number:
INV.346
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
12296
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stockings (pair)
Classification:
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
each overall: 23 1/2 x 5 in. ( 59.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Hand darned cotton stockings with a diamond stripe pattern from ankle to toe; seam up the back.
Object Number:
Z.1178.10ab
Gallery Label:
The maker was the grandmother of the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12281
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nightcap
Classification:
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. ( 24.1 x 19.7 cm )
Description:
White cotton fitted nightcap with rows of shirring around the head; trimmed with two cotton and needlepoint lace ruffles around the edges; ties at chin.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Object Number:
Z.1095.7
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
12255
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Woman's mantle (costume)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 1/2 x 37 in. ( 44.4 x 94 cm )
Description:
Grey cotton mantle (after a Priscilla or Abigail Adams costume at the Smithsonian); high round neckline with a wide round collar; round mantle falls to the elbow.
Object Number:
INV.12209b
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
12213
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Nightgown w/puff sleeves
Classification:
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 1/4 x 37 in. ( 107.3 x 94 cm )
Description:
White silk nightgown with short puffed sleeves; square neckline; sleeves and neckine trimmed with white silk ruffles; in center below neckline "M D Husbands/ N 2" printed in brown ink.
Object Number:
INV.11833
Marks:
printed: center below neckline: "M D Husbands/ N 2"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
12212
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Petticoat
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 26 1/2 in. ( 83.8 x 67.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton petticoat; ties at waist; six cords sewn into skirt about two inches apart (calf to ankle).
Object Number:
Z.1273.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
12211
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.


