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Bonnet style hat
Hat in bonnet style of black straw with downward heart shaped brim; top edge of brim trimmed in black jet beads; brown silk violet flowers and black lace accent on front. 7/8" Black taffeta ribbon ties under chin. Under brim covered with black faille.
Child's Dress
Child's dress of tan flannel with front panel of brown velvet. Long sleeves with 3" cuff of brown velvet. Turndown collar of brown velvet with pointed ends and neckline trimmed in ivory lace; collar partially detaches on right and secures with a hook & eye. Patch pockets at sides of brown velvet. Front panel has 10 tortoise shell buttons to left of panel and right side opening of 11 matching buttons with barred buttonholes. Gored in back with six small pleats at bottom of back. Hem of garment has pleated 4-1/2" border of self trimmed with 1-1/2" band of brown velvet. Lined in tan cotton.
Collar
Collar / blouse breast panel of red wool (possibly trade cloth or Stroud cloth from England) with beading. Possibly Algonquin or Iroquois. Oblong, slightly rectangular “O” created with U-shaped panel and rectangle of newer fabric added at one end. Fragments of black silk grosgrain ribbon along inside and outside perimeter, accented every ½” with three light blue and one dark blue seed beads sewn at a slight angle. Organic, floral all-over design created with blue, green, yellow, and pink seed beads applied primarily in rows of three differing colors, symmetrical on the U-shaped panel. U-shaped panel unlined, rectangular panel lined in twill fabric of natural material.
Eyeglasses
Spectacles of copper(?) with oval rims.
Fan
Folding fan with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards. Leaf of white needlepoint lace backed with cream satin. Silver-colored "U" shaped bail ring at bottom.
Folding fan
Folding fan with mother-of-pearl sticks and guards. Leaf of white needlepoint lace backed with champaign satin. Silver-colored "U" shaped bail ring at bottom. Measurements: Guard: 27 cm long x 2.8 cm wide; Open: 50 cm across
Kimono
Kimono, possibly of western manufacture or has been altered. Pale pink silk with sparse embroidery of green vines and pink flowers. There are tassels on the sleeves. A panel between the back and front on the side.
Maklak boots
Traditional eskimo (Inuit, Iñupiat, or Yupik) maklak or kamik boots of brown and white fur trimmed with bands of green leather at top and white fur with inserted black fur dots below the green. Straps of leather for securing the boots wrap around the ankles and across the vamp and tie at the front of the ankle; hide soles.
NIghtgown front
Remnant of nightgown front of white cotton, bib shaped, high neckline with light blue silk satin ribbon, center front placket with button closure, bib trimmed in white cotton ruffled fabric surrounding alternating rows of light blue silk satin ribbons and rectangular panels of whitework floral cotton, only collar and front.
Reticule
Drawstring reticule of cream crochet embroidered with transparent, green and a few pink beads, and opaque black cut beads, in an abstract design with three leaf clovers and four leaf clovers; rope drawstring.
Tuxedo shirt
Man's tuxedo/formal shirt of white cotton with bib and cuffs of white pique cotton. Long vented sleeves with French cuffs. Banded neckline for detachable collar with plastic tab at back of neckline. Back opening with single button closure. Stamped at center front below waist: Mitoga / Kirk 28 / 848 15 2 33 Neck bears the laundry mark initials for Jonathan Hampton Kuykendall: JHK
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