1860-1869
Collection Items
1867 Gold Satin Ball Gown
Gold silk satin gown; triangle shapes over net decorate wide, low rounded neck edge and set-in sleeves (no piping in armscye). Off-white pile fabric flowers with hard white centers trim shoulders. Bodice has two boned "princess" seams either side of…
1867-1868 Brown Silk Taffeta Bodice and Skirt
rown silk taffeta moire 3 piece dress-bodice, skirt & belt, machine sewn with lock and straight stitch machines.
Bodice with jewel neckline has dropped shoulder piped/corded armscyes, shoulder seams toward back and center front extending 3.5"…
Bodice with jewel neckline has dropped shoulder piped/corded armscyes, shoulder seams toward back and center front extending 3.5"…
1865-1875, Brown Cotton Print Dress
Dark brown cotton dress with off-white printed vine pattern, hand sewn with some machine stitching. Piped jewel neckline has standing pleated ruffle collar. Bodice shoulder seams toward back, shoulders dropped and armscyes piped; sleeves long two…
1863-1869 Aqua Silk Gown
Light green silk satin gown with two bodices, trimmed with darker green velvet, ivory satin and small white glass beads; day bodice (c) has replacement polyester chiffon filler closed by drawstring above square neckline; drop shoulder 2-piece coat…
1860 Man's Formal Tail Suit
Men's complete tailcoat formal wear in black wool. Tail coat is made of fine black wool with wide lapels with mock buttonholes, a natural waistline that lengthens into tails in the back, non functional vents on the ends of the sleeves with three…
1868 Boy's Brown Wool Dress
Brown wool child's hand-stitched A-line dress with black velvet trim. Wide neck dress with pleated fronts and backs coming off squared yoke; pleats in groups of four emanating from center, 2 front and 3 back. Center front opening of (originally 14)…
1860s Girl's Red Cotton Dress
Red and white vertically striped printed cotton child's dress with pink ovals between each stripe; short puff sleeves with a gathered hem ruffle topped by a bias band; wide square neckline with bias band; bodice gathered to the neckband and tightly…
1860-1869 Man's Frock Suit
Black dense wool frock coat and trousers, hand sewn. Double-breasted to waist, single notched collar. Three working buttonholes left and right sides, Two top buttonholes on left and right lapels fake. Dark green wool piping on coat front opening and…
1860s, Maternity Dress
Brown cotton dress with floral print in white, green and light orange, with partial center front button opening.
Bodice with round jewel neckline trimmed with two inch wide ruffle stitched/gathered to neckline seam so 3/4" of ruffle stands above…
Bodice with round jewel neckline trimmed with two inch wide ruffle stitched/gathered to neckline seam so 3/4" of ruffle stands above…
1860s, Green and White Gingham Dress
Green and white gingham check hand-sewn cotton dress. Bodice has jewel neckline and center front hook and eye closure (left lapping over right front), dropped shoulders with two rows of piping with tapering band piece in between. Long torso has 3…
Collection Tree
- 1860-1869