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Bonnet-style hat

Description: Hat in bonnet style of siena-brown rough straw; heart shaped brim with ribbon bows and violets; silk ties; underbrim trimmed with light brown gathered fabric.
Date: 1840

Silk velvet bonnet

Description: Black and navy silk velvet bonnet trimmed with black jet beads and ostrich feathers.
Date: 1840

Navy bonnet

Description: Navy silk velvet bonnet with large matching bow on left crown. Black taffeta ties.
Date: 1840

Leather pumps

Description: Ladies pumps of bronze kid leather. Low heeled. Cut out on vamp has silk insert embroidered in floral design. Kidskin lining. Straight soles.
Date: 1840/1870

Evening slippers

Description: Ladies dainty evening/bridal slippers of ivory silk satin. Handcrafted with square toe and minute bow at throat of shoe. Straight soles. Ribbon ties (missing on left shoe). Designer/Country: J. Thalabas / France Paper label inside shoe:  "J. Thalabas, / Cordonnier de Paris, / 77 South 8th St., / 2 doors below Walnut, / Philadelphia."
Date: 1840/1959
Creator: Thalabus, J.

Porcelain brooch

Description: Hand-painted porcelain brooch in purple, violet design. Floral design rimmed in black line and gilt paint. Mounted on brass back with pin.
Date: 1840/1849

Porcelain brooch

Description: Hand-painted porcelain brooch in blue forget-me-not design. Floral design rimmed in black line and gilt paint. Mounted on brass back with pin.
Date: 1840/1849

Bonnet

Description: Bonnet of blue silk. Brim is hand-quilted in square corners and curving lines that follow the shape of the brim in even lines. The brim is composed of 3 pieces of silk fabric, which are pieced together and then quilted. Cotton used as batting material throughout. The crown is entirely quilted in rows of horizontal stitching and radiating circles. The tail has L-shaped quilting, which echoes the front edge of the tail. The chin ties are striped silk ribbons. Some areas of fabric loss and … more
Date: 1840
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