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Light pink negligee

Description: Negligee of light pink silk charmeuse, full length, long set in sleeves gathered at wrist with flouncy lace cuffs, lace yoke with smocking in silk above bust line, center front opening with two lace-covered buttons at the neckline, secured at natural waist with self tie belt. Label at center back neckline: Feiner Fashions
Date: 1948

Little Girl's Confirmation Dress

Description: Little girl's Confirmation dress of off-white rayon faille. Mid-length; short puffed sleeves with ruched cuffs bordered in lace. Vertical flat pleats at waist of skirt. Collar has lace trim and double bands of ruching in front with two flowers and green ribbon leaves sewn on lower corners of collar; a silk ribbon bow is sewn on center-front. Ruched insert down center front of bodice. Center back closure of three self-covered buttons with loops. Unlined. With tie belt of matching fabric. Center… more
Date: 1940/1949

Little Spanish Prison

Description: This oil painting has twelve vertical stripes in alternating hues of yellow and grey with one red horizontal stripe crossing three horizontal stripes on the upper left area of the painting.
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Date: [1941..1944]
Creator: Motherwell, Robert

Lounging pajamas

Description: Oriental influenced lounging pajamas in gold colored satin brocade. (a) Jacket is kimono styled with quilted fabric trim at long sleeve end. shoulder seam. neck and front opening and inset pockets at front. Fitted bodice with loose sleeves. Mandarin collar. Front closure with 2 frogs. (b) Pants are of same fabric with loose legs and yoke at waist. Waistband with back zipper closure.
Date: 1942/1946

Maternity ensemble

Description: Maternity ensemble consisting of: A) Jacket-style top of brown wool plaid with cream and light blue. Shawl collar, with squared front neckline. Center front double-breasted opening having two vertical rows of 5 domed self-covered buttons, and 2 hidden snaps at top. Long sleeves. Flaps at hips simulating pockets. Built-in shoulder pads. Unlined. Designer's label at center back neckline: "[logo] Page Boy / Dallas" B) Kangaroo style skirt of brown cotton(?)twill. Mid-calf-length, with slight A-… more
Date: 1940/1959
Creator: Page Boy Maternity

Monogrammed dress

Description: Dress of green and navy blue wool jersey with monogram of "CNC" at left on navy bodice. Knee length; short sleeves with green cuffs. Slit pockets with navy plackets. Gathers at natural waist. Center front snap closure with cutout rounded neckline and closure of two green glass spherical buttons and loops. Additional left side zipper closure. Unlined.
Date: 1940

Mules

Description: Mules of brown/oxblood suede. The shoes are designed with rounded, open toes. The toe-box/instep is formed of brown/oxblood suede with two diamond-shaped cut-outs across instep, with gold kidskin bands across narrow points between openings. The high French heels are covered with same suede. Retailer's stamp inside right shoe: "Neiman-Marcus / Dallas"
Date: 1940

Musical Squash

Description: The painting is an abstract of a cut open acorn squash in hues of green and gold against a brown background with a black, musical staff and two clef symbols in the upper right of the canvas. The lower right has abstract shapes in red, green, blue, and brown.
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Date: 1942
Creator: Morgan, Maud

Navy knit hat

Description: Hat of navy knit with semi-scalloped wired brim. White flowers encircle navy grosgrain hatband; domed crown; two flowers trim front under brim of white knit. Headband of black grosgrain; crown lined in red lace. Elastic band for securing hat to head. Hatpin with black felt head. Retailer's label: Henrys / Dallas
Date: 1945/1949

Navy silk nightgown

Description: Nightgown of navy silk with floral cutwork along scalloped neckline revealing double-faced net; 3/8" adjustable straps; Empire waistline; lower mid-length with 2" net trim at hem. Label inside skirt: "Chevette / Silk & / 'Bemberg' / rayon yarn" and size tag: "34"
Date: 1940/1949
Creator: Chevette

Negligee

Description: Negligee and bed jacket ensemble of light beige crepe de chine with blue crepe de chine belt. Bias cut; handmade. a) Jacket: bolero length jacket with short gathered sleeves. The sleeve openings are bound in pale blue/gray silk ribbon. Curved front opening without closure devices. The opening is edged with a wide band of appliqued pale blue/gray silk in an abstracted motif extending from the sideseams and around the neckline. The opening and hem of the jacket are bound in pale blue/gray silk r… more
Date: 1940/1945

Negligee

Description: Negligee of pink silk crepe with ivory lace trim at bodice and hem. Full-length, sleeveless, deep V-necklines. Wide bands of lace at straps and neckline and down front of bodice. Flaring skirt, bias-cut. Narrower bands of lace at lower edge. Unlined. No labels in garment.
Date: 1940/1945

The New Rich

Description: Painting of red, yellow, blue, green, white and gray featuring ten figures performing various tasks such as cooking.
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Date: 1941~
Creator: Ruiz, Antonio

Nightgown

Description: Negligee/nightgown of white lace over pink synthetic chiffon with a two-tiered ruffled hem. Full length; pink ribbon drawstring on low rounded neckline. Lace ruffle cap shoulders. Pink ribbon tie at inserted waist band. Center front hook & eye closure.
Date: 1940
Creator: Barsa, Odette

Nightgown

Description: Nightgown of off white or beige silk charmeuse and chiffon. Full length, empire bodice of gathered silk chiffon creating round neckline and sleeveless profile trimmed in silk charmeuse, full skirt of bias silk charmeuse, unlined.
Date: 1940
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