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Valentina red/black striped wool suit (dress & jacket); sheath dress, sleeveless-2 inch straps; sweetheart neckline; dart down both sides of the front of bodice; zipper set in at left side seam; lined from the inside center back at waist to hem;…

Dress: silk crepe with two prints. Upper bodice, sleeves and skirt ruffle are in black with dots, pink and red tulips. Lower bodice and upper bodice panel are gathered at center front to form 'V' neckline and opening above chest front. Self rosette…

Gray and white houndstooth check wool, two piece dress. a. Bodice with pointed roll collar. Center front seam with slanted placket, 6" long, with 3 1" black sew through buttons/bound butonholes. Short dolman sleeves, cut one with bodice front and…

Lady's antique long coat of rose silk taffeta with overall gold metallic thread hand -embroidery of floral sprays, leaves and sunbursts. Flower heads have hand-sewn sequinned centers. Mandarin collar, set in sleeves 36 long slender lined sleeves with…

Rust sleeveless wool dress. Short day dress, rust colored. Covered buttons close on the left hand side under the arm. Tucks in fabric taken under waistline and on both shoulders. Fabric cut on bias. No lining. 1 inch hem. ca. 1952-1953

Red/white/blue bias plaid light weight wool dress w/ long straight sleeves, flared skirt, shirring at waist and bias standing collar. Center-back hand picked zipper closure, double welt pockets at front hips.

What does children’s clothing tell us about how we as a society appreciate our children? How have these views changed over time? These are two questions which curator Gayle Strege of The Ohio State University’s Historic Costume & Textiles…

Red cotton machine woven shirt a) and long green sleeveless wrap overcoat b) from Tibet. Green overcoat has light blue lining. Several loose threads on overcoat (hem unfinished) c) brown cotton vest/tunic, open down center front, constructed from a…