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Cotton ensemble

Description: Boy's coat ensemble. A) Boy's jacket of sky blue and white check. Double-breasted style with two vertical rows of 3 buttons each. Long sleeves. No collar. Two un-opened welt pockets at hips. Cream cotton lining. Designer's label: "Merry Mites / Inc." and "4" Content and care label, mostly illegible. B) Boy's shorts of off-white linen(?). Center front zipper with single button at waistband. No belt-loops. Internal elastic segment along back waistband. Designer's label: "Merry Mites / Inc." and … more
Date: 1960/1969
Creator: Mites, Merry

Girl's pinafore

Description: Girl's pinafore dress of white cotton. Sleeveless with ruffles around armholes, white work embroidered flowers around neck and middle of skirt. Ties at back. Closure of four buttons down the back at top of bodice.
Date: 1939/1940
Creator: Alesta, Bertie

Child's coat

Description: Girl's coat of blue and white cotton seersucker. Turndown collar of white cotton pique with dark brown soutache trim. Center front placket closure of matching pique and soutache with three silver shank buttons in American eagle relief and barred buttonholes. Long, set-in sleeves. Back gathered skirt has attached half belt of self. Unlined. Maker's label at center back neckline: "Shutter / bug / by Betsy Daniels / A Subsidiary of / Bobbie Brooks"
Date: 1960
Creator: Daniels, Betsy

Floral dress

Description: Hostess style dress of multicolored floral design in polyester crepe. A) Maxi dress with large convertible collar; gathered bodice. Long sleeves with 4" cuffs with cream shank button. Front wrap closure at waist of skirt with three snaps and two hook & eyes. Bodice closure of two cream plastic shank buttons center front and two hook&eyes; bound buttonholes. Lined in cream chiffon. Designer label: Galanos Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus B) Belt of self fabric and red and white leather. Hook & gro… more
Date: Spring 1972
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Boy's shorts suit

Description: Little boy's shorts suit of white cotton. Top and bottom are detachable at waistline with six buttons. A) Shirt has short sleeves and Peter Pan collar trimmed with red piping at edge. Front of shirt has six sewn down vertical pleats centered evenly at center front. Below collar on front is red embroidered "hello" design with birds at each end. Center back button closure. B) Shorts have darts at the back and covered snaps at inseam. Bottom back of shorts have red embroidered "good bye" and the… more
Date: 1957
Creator: Eiseman, Florence

Striped day dress

Description: Day dress of nylon lavender and creme vertical stripes. Elastic neckline. Long raglan sleeves on bias; 4" cuffs with large clear button. Draw string at low waist with tie. Dropped waist, below knee length skirt has thinner stripes. Pleated all the way around. Center back zipper and button at neckline. Creme chiffon lining. Designer label: Galanos Retailer label: Bonwit Teller
Date: 1970/1975
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Belted dress

Description: Evening dress of ice blue and creme crepe. Bodice of ice blue, sleeveless, with wide neck blouson bodice. Snaps down center back to skirt, zipper picks up from waist down several inches. Floor-length attached narrow skirt is blue at top, and cream from just below waist to hem. Attached sash of ice blue crepe, with long ends which trail almost to hem. Attached inner cream lining/slip, thin net at top, heavier material for skirt. Designer's label inside lining/slip on left side near arm: "Galano… more
Date: 1980/1985
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Child's dress

Description: Little girl's dress of polyester/cotton blend pink and white seersucker. Rounded, bound neckline is trimmed with eyelet lace ruffle. Short puffed sleeves. High waist gathers into eyelet insertion lace band with green grosgrain ribbon which extends to tie in the back; trimmed at left front with two pink hearts attached to green grosgrain ribbon hanging from green applique leaves. Center back zipper closure. Unlined. Designer's label to left of zipper: "Florence Eiseman" Label below designer lab… more
Date: unknown
Creator: Eiseman, Florence

Day dress

Description: Dress of synthetic taffeta in black polka dots on white background. Scoop neck; knee length. Sleeveless; back of dress is halter cut. False attached vest with solid black knit insets, stitched in silver metallic thread and trimmed in silver metallic ribbon. Front of dress is black knit, V-shaped with curved flat pleats at each side of the V at waist. Center back hidden zipper. Lined ivory crepe synthetic (polyester?). Designer's label at center back to right of zipper: "Geoffrey Beene / New Yo… more
Date: 1989
Creator: Beene, Geoffrey

Swim trunks

Description: Infant boy's banded swim trunks of yellow nylon/spandex blend with giraffe appliqué. Designer's tag at left side seam: "Florence / Eiseman / -XL-" Care instructions on reverse of designer tag. "Made in U.S.A" tag at left side seam. Paper tag attached to garment: 80% nylon / 20% spandex / Style 19541 / Size XL
Date: 1988
Creator: Eiseman, Florence

Tiered dress

Description: Evening dress of peach satin. Full length, slightly trained. Off-the-shoulder with cape neckline and 16" tier at waistline. Skirt lined in self. Left side zipper closure. Designer label: ER / Enzo Russo / Roma Retailer label: Expressly for / Lou Lattimore / Made in Italy
Date: 1975/1979
Creator: Russo, Enzo

"Magnolia" dress

Description: Cocktail/dinner dress of silk satin. Bodice of gray silk satin with surplice neckline and cap sleeves. Overskirt of pink satin is draped and pleated in front and opens to left of center. Underskirt of peach satin is A-lined with 6" crenelated hem. Center back closure of self-covered buttons and snaps on bodice, hook & eyes on overskirt and zipper on underskirt. Skirt lined in salmon silk with petersham waistband; padded shoulders. Couture label notes style name as "Magnolia".
Date: 1980/1989
Creator: Orrier, Paul-Louis

Print dress

Description: Dress of silk jacquard in modified windowpane plaid in black and white outlined in red. Below knee length. Long cuffed sleeves closed with black triangular button; inserted V-shape at neckline with cowl collar. Inserted V at pleated hemline. Center back zipper with covered snaps on collar. Lined in light gray silk; padded shoulders.
Date: 1992
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Suede jacket

Description: Boy's jacket of tan and brown suede with fringe. Short jacket of tan/light brown suede with long sleeves and center front zipper closure. Collar, opening, and hem edged with wide band of dark brown suede. Collar, hem, the openings of the two patch pockets, the back yoke, the shoulders, and near the cuffs are bands of dark brown suede fringe. Dark cream lining of acetate/rayon blend. Designer's label at inside back neckline: "Levi's / Authentic / Western Wear / Levi Strauss / of California" Siz… more
Date: 1965/1975
Creator: Levi Strauss & Co

Girl's dress

Description: Girl's dress of off-white cotton canvas feed sack material with stemmed yellow rose print. Double Peter Pan style collar with scalloped ruffle trim. Gathered and pleated short sleeves with matching scalloped ruffle trim. Empire waist; knee length. Center back closure of three circular pearl buttons and barred buttonholes. Unlined.
Date: 1930/1939

Girl's dirndl dress

Description: Girl's dirndl dress of green, white, and red vertical striped cotton. Sleeveless; neckline and arms trimmed in red piping. Center front four button closure on bodice. Gathered skirt at waist line; bodice lined in white cotton.
Date: 1960
Creator: Erzeugnis, Isola

Child's coat

Description: Girl's coat of bright orange, purple, green, and brown cotton in floral motif. Center front opening with four large buttons and tailored button holes. Wide, turn down collar and short cape sleeves. Two vertical welt pockets at sides. Lined in white faille. Maker's label at center back neckline: "Weather Winky / Supak & Sons" Handwritten name tag above maker label: "Pratt"
Date: unknown
Creator: Supak and Sons

Girl's jumper

Description: a) Girl's jumper of red felt in yellow, green, black, pink, blue, purple, and white floral embroidered and appliqué motif. Closure of three snaps on each shoulder trimmed with brass shank button on top. Lined with red cotton. b) Head band of red felt in matching floral embroidery motif. Elastic band at ends. Lined with red cotton.
Date: 1960

Girl's jacket

Description: Girl's jacket of royal blue woven wool. Double breasted with notched collar and seven large mother-of-pearl buttons; tailored buttonholes. Long, two piece sleeves. Two neck darts. Two patch pockets with flaps. Half belt buttons in back; buttons missing. Lined with red satin.
Date: 1960

Embellished dress

Description: A) Evening dress of yellow chiffon with rhinestone sequins on bodice and sleeves in abstract curvilinear lines. Jewel neckline. Full length. Bodice and long sleeves have pin tucked pleating which releases to gathering at waist and elbows. Sleeves have 2-1/2" cuffs of matching rhinestone sequins with hook & bar closure. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Bodice lined in matching yellow chiffon. Designer's label at left of zipper at neckline: "Galanos" Retailer's label at right of zipper at neck… more
Date: 1963/1983
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016

Evening dress

Description: Evening dress of peach-colored silk chiffon. Sleeveless, the draped bodice with a high, straight neckline which plunges in the back. The bodice drapes from the left shoulder line with radiating diagonal pleats/gathers falling across the bust. Curved, piped seam beginning at the left shoulder seam, curving downward across the ribcage and around the waist to form the waist seam. Peach chiffon floral accent at left shoulder with gathered, ankle-length floating panel. Center back zipper closure fro… more
Date: 1970
Creator: Gothe

Girl's dress

Description: Girl's dress in sailor/nautical style of navy fine cotton twill. White sailor style collar is trimmed with 2 horizontal red soutache stripes sewn at front and back lower edge of collar; applied red bow on front center. Long sleeves with white cuffs, each cuff with two red soutache stripes. Attached belt is sewn down on front and is trimmed with two circular brass shank buttons with anchors as decorative reliefs; forms half belt in back with closure of matching button. Vertical pleats from yoke … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Eiseman, Florence

Girl's dress

Description: Girl's dress of white cotton with purple, blue, and red floral print. Puff sleeves with 1/2" cuffs. Below knee length, A-lined skirt has six gores. Peter Pan collar of white linen edged with scalloped lace. Bound center front opening has closure of two snaps and is trimmed with six white sailboat buttons. Belt loops at sides; belt missing. Unlined.
Date: 1938
Creator: Cornelius, Kate D.
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