1797-1810 Striped Silk Dress
Gold & green striped silk taffeta full length day dress
- Round flat collar (3.25" wide) with 1" gathered ruffled of same fabric around outer edge; corded ruffle edge
- Front yoke 7" below front neckline; lower section of dress hangs smoothly (no gathers/pleats/fullness) below yoke seam
- Back yoke similar to empire line. Curved seams from side fronts to armholes form triangular units of fabric at side backs. Curved upper sides of triangular pieces have cording inserted into seams to upper back of garment.
- Back skirt hangs at sides with no fullness; center back area of yoke with 6" section to which skirt is fully gathered. 2" wide double ruffle, corded on edges, attached over center back gathered seam
- Shoulder detail, slightly to back of standard shoulder seam, with 1.5" wide band, corded on both edges, and extending from neckine to armhole seam.
- Set in long sleeves, pleated at cap; double ruffle at wrist with edge of ruffles corded
- Center front opening 12" down from neckline; lower section has faux closing with seven small buttons sewn on top to fabric; small shank buttons (3/8") in green and gold appear to have crocheted cover in green and gold to match fabric
- No side seams to garment. Seams at side backs for section that is gathered at back yoke; center front is hand stitched below placket opening.
- Entire garment is hand-stitched
HCT.2003.42.1
1797-1810
1790-1799 Linen Stays
Late 18th century stays, 1/4" baleen whale bone encased in narrow back-stitched channels of linen fabric. Front and side front panels of corset have decorative off-white wool satin weave layer of fabric covering off-white linen. Back, side back and side panels in darker tan linen. Top and bottom edges bound in off-white leather, back edges bound in a different tan linen. Seams of panels covered with decorative off-white woven silk ribbon. Two rows of narrow off-white cording run 3.5" either of center front to bottom edge and along bottom back to center. Back, side back and side panels have tabbed lower edge to allow for going over hips. Inside lined with beige linen, tabs lined with blue/white check linen except for center back tabs. Twelve large thread eyelets run either side of center back openings from .5" from top to 3" from bottom edge, evenly spaced except for two eyelets closer together at top proper left and bottom proper right.
1790-1799
1790-1810, Man's Cotton Vest
Man's off-white cotton vest with alternating vertical stripes of 1" plain weave and 3/4" twill (15 ribs) pattern stripe; notched lapel, hip welt pockets 10 covered-button closure with additional row of buttons to left; collar, lapels, front edges and hems, buttons and pocket welts embellished with flat metal sequins, and metal thread chainstitch and purple, blue and yellow thread embroidery of a fine tracery pattern; back of collar off-white plain weave cotton; back, pocket linings and lining of vest of off-white linen; hand-stitched.
HCT.2003.42.7
1790-1810