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Bathing suit
Swimsuit of warm brown and pale brown wool knit with ivory stripe at waistline; one-piece with skirted shorts and belt loops of warm brown; ivory 1" stripe at waistline creates the look of a belt and has a cotton rectangle at the center-front with an image of a belt buckle; scoop neckline and 3/4" straps with single button at left top of strap; top is pale brown to waist with two stripes of pale brown around the ivory 1-1/2" belt. Patch on left side of skirt of a woman diving, wearing the same suit. Label: Jantzen/ J.M. Hartley & Son Co./ Fairmont W. VA./ Made in U.S.A/ Pat. Sept. 6, '24
Beaded reticule
Reticule purse beaded in floral motif. Drawstring closure is shattered. Lined in cotton. No labels.
Brassiere
Bandeau/bra of pale pink silk with lace trim and insets; tulip of lace at left breast; 1/4" ribbon straps; hook and eye closure at back; darts below bust.
Cape
Opera coat of purple velvet. Neckline has scarf attached to neckline in back, which drapes around neck. One button closure at neck. Long sleeves gathered at sleeve cap and into cuff. Silk lining. Retailer Label: Dewees / Philadelphia
Child's dress
Child's sailor dress of white jacquard cotton. Long sleeves with broderie anglaise lace at hem. Sailor collar with V-shaped yoke insert which wraps around left shoulder; standing neckline of lace matching sleeve hem and insert on sailor collar. Center front placket has left side opening with button closure (all buttons missing). Belt loops at sides (belt missing). Unlined.
Child's dress
Baby girl's white batiste cotton dress with lace and squared drawn work at the pin tucked neckline. Matching lace and drawn work at the cuff of the short puffed sleeves. Double row of squared drawn work around hem. Center back closure of three tiny mother-of-pearl buttons and loops. Cloth tape with blue script embroidered name: "Barbara Howell", for whom it was made.
Child's slip
Child's long slip of pale yellow Viyella with silk thread stitching along hem and seams. Closes at each shoulder with two buttons.
Cloche
Cloche hat of lace and velvet. The deep, domed crown is of peach satin (?) overlaid with a silver metallic lace. At the front of the crown are applied leaf shapes of dark pink velvet that form a fan-motif. The lowest leaves on each side extend to become a shallow brim for the hat, also formed of the dark pink velvet. The leaves and the brim are quilted with metallic silver stitching. The hat is lined in pink satin(?). Label sewn inside crown: "Pittsburgh / Character Hats / New York / Trade Mark Reg. / U.S. Pat. Office"
Cloche
Cloche hat of tan straw. The high, domed crown is of woven tan straw in a spiraling pattern. On either side of the crown is an applique in blue, pink/gray, and black felt of an arc or half-circle. On one side, the arc points up, on the other side it points down. Around the base of the crown is a narrow band of black felt. The brim is also of woven straw, upturned at sides and edged with black felt. The hat is lined in a slightly iridescent bronze/gold fabric, now very shattered. Inside the crown is stitched an ornate label, with a view of two women playing tennis and the inscription: "Berkeley / Made in / California". A small arrow and the word "Front" indicates the front of the hat. Attached to an inner seam of the lining is size label "22".
Cloche hat
Cloche of chocolate brown felt. The hat has a domed crown of brown felt to which is applied segments of sienna red/brown velvet as appliqués, forming draping at sides. Unlined; inner brown grosgrain ribbon headband. No labels.
Clutch Coat
Evening coat of black and gold brocade in a large scale tropical motif.
Crocheted Cap
Crocheted cap of brown cotton yarn styled as a pillbox. The hemispherical crown is flat at top and slopes to base. The hat has no brim and is unlined. Stuck through the sides of the crown are two brass hatpins formed as over-sized hairpins.
Crocheted dress
Dress of pink open crochet; long; short sleeves; rolled down collar; slightly flared skirt.
Dinner dess
Evening/dinner dress of black silk. White, lace-edged understructure. Net upper portion and sleeves. Sleeves ornamented with sequins.
Dress
Child’s "Flower Girl" dress made from pieces of Irish lace. Knee-length, the dress has a round neckline and short sleeves which are slit along the lower 7 1/2" of length. The lower part is slightly A-line with scalloped lower edge, and has one horizontal section mid-way between waist and hem made to have a ribbon threaded through. The center back opening has a 7 1/2" slit at neckline, and a single snap closure.
Dress
Dress. Full-length dress of navy with printed taupe polka dots of various sizes throughout. Sleeveless. Rounded neckline in front, back with deep V-neckline/long opening secured by a series of hooks that begin mid-back and continue down. Belt of self. Unlined. Label in skirt: "Hattie Carnegie / Inc. / Original / N.Y.C." on label between two "heraldic" columns.
Embroidered shoes
Shoes of red and brown leather; silver embroidery covering shoe uppers; back of shoe has a point; toes curl and come to a point
Evening Coat
Evening coat of black and gold brocade in a large scale tropical motif. The wrap-style coat has a shawl collar of red fox fur with kimono style sleeves trimmed in fox. The coat is fully lined in gold silk velvet.
Evening dress
Evening dress in straight style of black silk satin and silk lace. Sleeveless, with gold embroidery in leaf motif at scooped neckline, down center front, and above three lace panels set at center front and sides. Attached gold belt at dropped waist with black satin back.
Evening dress
Gold lace evening gown with pink. turquoise. and yellow beading. A: Gown B: Slip From card: Short evening gown of gold mesh with floral pattern heavily embroidered by machine in gold, aqua and hot pink beads. Gold rayon underslip with gold satin front panel. V-neckline extends to waist but is closed with tucked gold net dickie. Sleeveless. Size 12
Evening pumps
Evening pumps of silver floral brocade. Shoes designed with pointed toe. Square cut vamp. Strap secures with single mother of pearl button. Modified Louis heel covered in plain silver fabric. Inside partly lined in cream kidskin. Right shoe: Sanger Bros Left shoe: Laird, Schober & Co. / Philada. (rampant lion holding a shoe) Both shoes: 163; 18957 29 cm long 9 cm wide 13 cm high 6.5 cm (2 1/2 in) high heel on axis with cap
Floral handkerchief
Ladies' handkerchief. Square of off-white fabric. Printed outer border of peach, with inner scalloped line of brown. Each corner with large printed floral (rose?) design in peach, brown, white, and blue/green. No labels or tags. Approx. 12" square.
Gat
Gat Korean man's hat of black stiffened buckram and crinoline. Flat, round crinoline brim with black lacquered willow stiffener at the outer edge. Tall cylindrical crown with flat top. The top of the crown is embellished with a black filigree silhouette sandwiched between the two layers of buckram. Long black gauze ties attached at the base of the crown.
Girl's dress
Girl's dress of sheer white batiste. A-line with dropped waist of five tiered ruffles with picot hemstitching. Bound rounded neckline and sleeveless armholes. Neckline trimmed in graduated embroidered tucked lines.
Green-blue chiffon dress
A: Cocktail dress of blue-green chiffon. Round neck, sleeveless; 2 1/2"-wide streamers attached to back shoulder seam descend and tie, remainder of streamer hangs down to the top of the bead trim on first ruffle of skirt. Dropped waist line; bodice is blue-green/aqua-colored and tubular in shape; opaque white and clear crystal beads in floral design trim around armscye and over ruffle and bodice. Knee-length skirt with 3 turquoise ruffles below waist. B: Slip of aqua/blue-green with thin straps.
Handkerchief hem dress
Dress and slip. A: Dress of ivory white silk chiffon. Sleeveless with scoop neck, beading at neck, armscye, and in bands across the bust, waist, and hips. Square hanging panels attached at hip, giving layered handkerchief point effect. The beading is done in ivory glass beads and small colored flower motifs. B: Slip - actually attached at shoulder.
Hat
Hat of black felt. The hat, for day wear, has a domed black felt crown. On either side of the crown is a large black velvet bow with trailing ribbons. The black felt brim is set off-center, providing for more brim at front of hat and less at back. The front of the brim curves up, and is faced in black velvet. The front half of the hat has a black veil with scattered "dots" in the netting. The hat is unlined, with an inner hatband of black grosgrain ribbon around the inside lower edge of the crown. A small stitched star on the inner hatband indicates the front of the hat. Designer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Hattie Carnegie / Inc / Custom Made".
Knit hat
Knit beanie style hat; black, green and violet stripes; pinched and sewn at random points around hat.
Leather clutch
Envelope clutch style purse of off-white pigskin. Trim on sides of front face of fold over flap of 18 brass hooks/staples. Slip pockets on exterior front and back face lined with off-white taffeta silk. Interior section has inverted frame and brass flip clip bar closure. Lined in of off-white taffeta with one slip pocket. No labels. Stamp on inside of fold over flap reads "Made in France" Measurements: Width: 8 1/2" Height: 5 3/4" Depth: 1"
Men's bathing suit
Man's maillot style swimsuit of cream and navy wool; navy stripes around chest; 4 button adjustable closure at crotch.
Miniature clutch
Envelope style miniature clutch of silver, brass, brown, green and red metallic microbeads in floral and bow pattern. Triangular flap closure with loop and mother-of-pearl, round button clasp. Pale green silk lining. Contains rectangular, beveled glass mirror with cream-colored satin backing. No labels. Measurements: 13 cm x 8 cm.
Neck scarf
Neck scarf of light gold chiffon with "watercolor" flowers in red, purple and green. Gold silk fringe at ends measures 8" long. Measures approximately 13" x 55" excluding fringe.
Nightgown
Peach/pink silk crepe nightgown. Unfitted. square. sleeveless empire bodice with lace insertions and insets. Ivory cotton lace edging at the neckline. shoulder straps and armholes. Center front. square cotton tulle inset centered with a large floral motif. Eight tucks over the bust portion of the bodice. Ivory lace. empire waist insertion. Semi-full. ankle-length skirt with ivory lace insertions at each seam. Turned hem. No label.
Peach satin nightgown
Nightgown of light pink silk charmeuse, square neckline formed by lace yoke, sleeveless, lace inserts as three vertical bands at center front with horizontal lace insert at empire waistline and vertical inserts along skirt, loose silhouette, bottom hem trimmed with narrow lace band, midi length.
Pouch purse
Pouch purse of ivory cotton with red trim at top and bottom and red piping at seams. Covered in floral embroidery. Rectangular shape. Zipper closure across top with wooden ring attached to zipper pull. Lined in ivory crepe silk with sidewall slip pockets at each side. No labels. Measurements: 19 cm x 12 cm x 4 cm at center of bottom
Samo
Samo, Korean man's wedding head piece of black crinoline in leno weave. Brimless, oval crown with raised portion at the back; braided stiffening at lower edge of crown.
Sandals
Pair of girl's high top white leather sandals styled as boots. Designed with rounded toe, the shoes have six straps from vamp to above ankle that cross from inner side to outer side, and fasten with small simulated (?) mother of pearl buttons. Stacked heel of very low height, almost a flat heel. Stamped inside the shoe: "3C 243".
Satin scarf
Scarf of black (silk?) satin. Long, narrow rectangle of black satin, the two short ends with multicolored embroidery of floral and foliate forms. Each short end with long fringe of same colors as embroidery. Measurements: 252 cm. long 29 cm wide 21cm long fringe
Sequin dress
Dress of peach net covered in iridescent sequins. Wide, deep V-neckline with thick straps. Sleeveless. Scalloped hem, edges trimmed with rose colored glass beads. Sequins follow a sweeping, zigzag and scallop pattern all over the dress. Label at top of back neckline: "Hand Made in / Paris, France"
Silk and lace nightgown
Nightgown of ivory satin and beige floral lace. Full-length, full at hem. Medium-deep squared neckline at front, deep V neckline at back, edged with floral lace. Short sleeves with lace insets and narrow lace cuffs. Empire waist with inset diamond-shaped panel of lace at center front. Center back opening with 6 hidden snaps. No labels in garment.
T-Strap Shoes
One pair of woman's high-heeled shoes with split t-strap, forming an inverted "V" from vamp to strap. The shoes are covered in a metallic copper/bronze silk textured weave and edged in gold metallic finished leather. The Boulevard set-under heels are lacquered with a metallic gold finish and set with rhinestones. One shoe with label inside: "Wise Shoe / For Every Occasion" Both shoes with hand-marked notations: "6 1/2 aa / D30014 / 11-564" Some rhinestones on the heels have been replaced at some point in the past with other rhinestones that do not quite match the original stones. Rhinestones missing on heel of left shoe & button on instep closure missing. Measurements: Shoe is 17.1 cm. wide x 25 cm. long x 13 cm. high. Heel is 6.5 cm. (2 1/2") high on axis, including cap. Size 6 1/2 AA. Left Shoe: no markings
Tiered embellished dress
Dress of peach and blue chiffon horizontal stripes with translucent light brown chiffon overlay. Metallic gold lace overlay drapes from waist and left shoulder sash. Straight fit sheath mid-calf length dress has a wide round neck and drop waist. Embellished throughout with metallic gold lace panels and amber colored rhinestones, and peach faceted cut glass beads in a geometric motif.
Tubeteika hat
Traditional Uzbek (Samarkand) tubeteika style hat of deep purple velour trimmed with black velour along bottom. Hat is square shaped with slightly pyramid shaped crown. Trimmed in metallic thread embroidery in a floral design with sequin accents; design is on each side, and four designs on top of crown. Designs consist of teardrop shape at center with red or green velour fill with a small sprig in the center and flowers branching out from each side. Interior of black webbed cotton.
Vest
Formal vest of black silk grosgrain with patterned ribbing in groups of three. Double breasted with closure of two square pin shank buttons. Shawl lapel; two front welt pockets. Lined in black cotton. Label on adjustable waistband reads: Hoak & Dunn / Gelvin's of Madison. Loose papers in front pocket: 1. Mirana / Middle Eastern Dance / Instructor - Preformer / Classes / Performances for All Occasions / 257 Plainview Circle / No. Little Rock, Ark. 72116 / (501) 753-5122 2. Red Rose Banquet / Surfside Holiday Inn / Saturday, May 21, 1983 / 7 P.M. Dinner (Black Tie) / $35
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