Dress (costume)
Classification:
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 51 x 40 in. ( 129.5 x 101.6 cm )
Part (waist): 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Description:
Grey cotton dress (after a Priscilla or Abigail Adams costume at the Smithsonian); high round neckline; long sleeves puffed and cuffed at the shoulder; straight waistline with a band of material around; small pleats at the waist fall into a round skirt with a wide hem at the bottom; dress closed up the back with metal hook and eye fasteners.
Object Number:
INV.12209a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1940
eMuseum Object ID:
12208
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Skirt
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Taffeta, cotton chintz, metal fasteners
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 43 1/4 in. ( 97.8 x 109.9 cm )
Part (waist): 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm)
Description:
Brown, grey and white horizontally striped taffeta skirt; padded skirt is fuller in the back; lined with brown cotton chintz; metal hook and eye fasteners in the back.
Object Number:
Z.1276a
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
12140
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bodice
Classification:
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/2 x 19 in. ( 36.8 x 48.3 cm )
Description:
Brown, grey and cream horizontal striped taffeta fitted and boned bodice; round neckline; long pagoda sleeves; brown, gold and white fringe and braid trim at top of lowered shoulder and at sleeves' end; six rectangular mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell and ivory buttons at outside CF closure and hook and eyes at CF interior closure; attached high waistband; darts at LF and RF bodice; lined with white cotton chintz.
Object Number:
Z.1276e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1865
eMuseum Object ID:
12093
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cuffs
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 15.9 x 12.4 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
White linen cuffs with pleated ruffle which has machine embroidered whitework around the outer edge creating a sawtooth trim.
Object Number:
INV.1273ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
12059
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Chemise and petticoat
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 42 × 35 in. (106.7 × 88.9 cm)
Description:
White cotton chemise with a square neckline; chest decorated with openwork, eyelet lace and tucking; eyelet lace around neckline and armholes; white cotton petticoat with eyelet embroidery trim around the hem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Dorothy G. Hathaway
Object Number:
1949.75ab
Gallery Label:
These undergarments belonged to the estate of Miss Elmira Bragan.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11811
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Child's dress
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Muslin, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. ( 54.6 x 57.2 cm )
Description:
White muslin child's dress with a round neckline and long sleeves trimmed with needlepoint lace; low-waisted bodice and skirt both made of tucked fabric dived by strips of floral designed needlepoint lace, vertically sewn for bodice, horizontally for skirt; seven covered buttons up the back.
Object Number:
INV.755
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11767
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lace cuffs: ruffle fragment
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 11 in. ( 19 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Linen godet ruffle fragment with a row of handmade bobbin réseau near the outer edge, trimmed with close bar leaf scallops and a beaded edge, the foot edge is plain.
Object Number:
INV.964
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11710
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Cuffs
Classification:
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
overall a: 2 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. ( 6 x 19.4 cm )
overall b: 2 3/8 x 9 in. ( 6 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Handmade linen bobbin and crocheted lace cuffs with overall crocheted and cordonneted rinceau design, with tulle in the open areas.
Object Number:
INV.11922ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
11303
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pelerine
Classification:
Date:
1800-1845
Medium:
Muslin
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 47 1/2 in. ( 63.5 x 120.6 cm )
Description:
White muslin pelerine.
Object Number:
Z.1295
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1845
eMuseum Object ID:
9693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pair of women's outdoor shoes
Classification:
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Leather, linen, silk, cotton, metal
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 7 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 18.4 x 29.8 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Pair of black women's outdoor shoes, low-heeled and square toes; leather soles and heels, and leather at the bottom half of the uppers, the gaitors around the ankles are satin lined with linen; each overshoe laces up vertically on the outside of the ankle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Madison Grant
Object Number:
1936.446ab
Marks:
stamped: bottom of each heel: "ORR"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
8481
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




