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Court ensemble

Description: A) Men’s long coat of dark green velvet heavily silk embroidered in carnation(?) floral motif. High standup collar; flap pockets. Embroidered covered buttons. B) Breeches of matching dark green velvet. Bottom bands at hem have matching embroidery.
Date: 1775/1789
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Purse

Description: Purse of multicolored Bargello needlepoint. The envelope-style purse is covered in silk embroidery in greens, blues, reds, pinks, black, etc., in the Florentine Bargello, edged in green wool. On one side, under flap, is rectangular section with monogram FH and date 1775 worked in embroidery. Opens to reveal 2 separate compartments, lined in green homespun wool. Silk embroidery is disintegrating to reveal canvas ground.
Date: 1775
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White shoe

Description: Woman’s shoe of white patterned silk with pleated ruffle on vamp and metal embroidery at toe. Pointed toe, silk binding hand stitched around opening, kitten/Louis heel with wooden(?) support, sole of leather undifferentiated for left/right foot.
Date: 1775/1799
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Mitts

Description: Mitts of ecru knitted silk. Below wrist-length. Thin openwork band along upper edge of fingerless section and of upper edge of the half-thumb. From base of palm to lower edge are bands of openwork borders, and a wide band of "checkerboard" openwork.
Date: 1800/1920
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Spectacles

Description: Pair of folding glasses. Silver mounted glasses with small oval lenses. Earpieces fold via a swivel rivet and terminate in tear-drop-shaped loop. No marks. Loose lens wrapped with spectacles. Measurements: 4 1/2" wide x 1" high; earpieces 6" long extended, 4" long folded.
Date: 1801/1850
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