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Eyeglasses

Description: Spectacles with silver wire frame and octagonally shaped lenses. Nose bridge has curled ends; temple tips on earpieces are open teardrop shaped. B) Case of textured black leather with open end. Stamped: Wm. G. Spies Jeweler and Optician 419 Market St. Steubenville, Ohio
Date: 1850/1899

Eyeglasses

Description: Spectacles of silver metal with oval shaped rims; lenses missing. Case of black leather with open end. Stamped: Chas G. Lord / Manufacturing / Optician / 718 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex.
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: Lord, Charles G.

Eyeglasses

Description: Spectacles of copper(?) wire frames and oval shaped lenses. Right temple hinge broken and tied with black thread. B) Case of dark brown leather. Stamped: Chas. G. Lord Manufacturing Optician 718 Main St. Fort Worth, Tex.
Date: 1850/1899

Folding fan

Description: Folding fan with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards. Off-white satin leaf. Gilt metal bail ring at base for suspension. Outer guards have been repaired with a "jeweler's repair" of small metal rivets.
Date: 1850/1899

Folding fan

Description: Folding fan. Bone guards and sticks (14) both lightly carved. The white gauze leaf has a hand-painted rose garland design. Measurements: 38 cm. across extended; Guard: 21 cm. long x 3 cm. wide.
Date: 1850/1899

Formal vest

Description: Vest of cream silk damask in lattice diamond pattern. Single breasted with closure of five self-covered buttons. Shawl collar; three welt pockets. Back and lining of cotton muslin. Adjustable waistband with metal buckle. Buckle reads: Paris /1856 / Solibe / G & [?] C 12
Date: 1850/1859

Ladies' batiste cap

Description: Ladies' cap, handmade fine batiste, lavishly embroidered with lace trim.
Date: 1850/1859

Leather boots

Description: Childs ankle boot of tan leather; flat leather soles; lace-up; toe cap with design stitched across it; brown fabric sides with black design in the fabric. 15cm length
Date: 1850/1900

Mitts

Description: Pair of black cotton lace mitts. The wrist-length fingerless gloves are of hand-crocheted lace, in a wide mesh. Slight frill at wrist, and separate thumb. A narrow black ribbon is threaded through the cuff, one ribbon lacking.
Date: [1850..1867]

Reticule

Description: Small reticule of off-white crochet with open weave clover design in center; unlined. Measurements: 9 cm x 17.5 cm
Date: 1850/1899

Shoe buckles

Description: Shoe buckles of gilt metal openwork in floral vine motif. Teardrop shaped with clip on closure in embossed filigree design. Stamped "LN" at point of teardrop.
Date: 1850/1950

Shoulder scarf

Description: Shoulder scarf of black cotton floral lace. Rectangular shape.
Date: 1850/1900

Spectacles

Description: Ladies spectacles with blue steel frames and oval shaped lenses. B) Case of red leather. Stamped: H. W. Hunter Optician 1132(?) Broadway(?), N.Y.
Date: 1850/1899

Sunbonnet

Description: Sunbonnet of black silk taffeta. The brim of the hat has 6 shirred hoops with deep padding in between, and a ruffled edge of the same fabric. At center back of neck, on the tail of the hat, is a flat bow of black silk taffeta, and the ties are of black silk taffeta ribbon. The crown is lined with brown glazed cotton fabric. The TFC thanks Rebecca Jumper Matheson for her research on this object.
Date: 1850

Wool hat

Description: Hat of off-white wool yarn and beads. Hat is based on a fanchon style, consisting of a knitted, somewhat diamond-shaped piece to fit across top of head and extending down sides to the ears, with wide off-white silk ribbon ties at end of extensions. Unlike a regular fanchon, which is solely of a piece of flat lace, this cap has a deep pile of the same wool yarn over the entire surface of the cap, each piece tipped with a cylindrical frosted white bead.
Date: 1850

Black chiffon hat

Description: Black hat of layered chiffon; gathered around brim; black ribbon.
Date: 1855/1885

Silk corset

Description: Corset of ivory silk with lace and woven ribbon trim at top; slim boning throughout, and boning at vent seams; lace up at back and hook and eyes at front.
Date: 1858

Baby booties

Description: Baby booties of white kid leather with border trim of silk ribbon gathered into circles; laces up the front with silk cord; five eyelets; 11cm length.
Date: 1860

Crinoline

Description: Off-white crinoline with spring steel hoops. Covered in fabric with white on white woven design of "H" shapes. Metal fastener at front of 1" wide waist band. First four rows of springs only go half-way around skirt and are tied around the body in front. Last five rows form complete circle or hoop. No labels in garment. Attached tag with what appears to be an auction lot number, "253".
Date: 1860

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar of light khaki fabric with dark blue stitched border. Stamped on reverse: "15 1/2"
Date: 1860/1930

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Pale purple square grid made up of "+" signs on white ground. Inner lining of white linen(?). Stamped on reverse: "15 1/2"
Date: 1860/1920

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Outer layer of dark gray/black vertical stripes formed as very narrow zig-zags. Inner layers of same fabric, but with stripes going horizontally. Stamped on reverse: "14 1/2"
Date: 1860/1930

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Pale blue grid on white damask ground which has subtle square white on white designs. Stamped on reverse: "15"
Date: 1860/1930
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