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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

Child's Ensemble

Description: Child's dress ensemble of tan cotton with green and red/orange floral print consisting of: A) Skirt. Full length; pleated. One-inch waistband of muslin. Right side slit pocket. Center back opening; closures missing. Bottom of inside hem lined in brown glazed cotton; balance of skirt unlined. B) Bodice. Fitted with wide neckline; dropped shoulders. Neckline is trimmed with double row of fluted fabric of self. Short, puffed sleeves with caps trimmed with fluted fabric of same. V-shaped pleats … more
Date: 1830/1835

Bonnet

Description: Bonnet of blue silk. Brim is hand-quilted in square corners and curving lines that follow the shape of the brim in even lines. The brim is composed of 3 pieces of silk fabric, which are pieced together and then quilted. Cotton used as batting material throughout. The crown is entirely quilted in rows of horizontal stitching and radiating circles. The tail has L-shaped quilting, which echoes the front edge of the tail. The chin ties are striped silk ribbons. Some areas of fabric loss and … more
Date: 1840

Christening Gown

Description: Christening gown of white cotton muslin. Hand made and embroidered. Gathered waist trimmed in laisse anglais. Rounded neckline with V insert of eyelet lace. Eyelet trim at wrists, neck and hem. Scalloped insert panel down front trimmed in tatted eyelet with floral embroidery and six tiers of tatted eyelet. Center back opening is pleated with three covered buttons and drawstring at waist.
Date: 1850/1859

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

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]

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

Bonnet-style hat

Description: Hat in bonnet style of black silk taffeta; rounded crown with 4" deep upward brim covered with folds of fabric with binding underbrim and lower edge of bonnet with gathered bombazine; large bow at front and back with silk taffeta ribbon ties; inside of crown is brown buckram; black silk lining.
Date: 1865

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Exterior layer of ivory white (silk?) damask weave with all-over pattern of organic shapes with dotted and lined borders. Inner layer of white cotton or linen. Stamped on reverse: "Trade Ide Mark / Elite Quality" "Millport / Geo. P. Ide & Co. / U.S.A." "14 / 2417"
Date: 1865/1933
Creator: George P. Ide & Co.

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Exterior layer of ivory white (silk?) damask weave with pattern of horizontal wide bands containing "zig-zag" stripes, alternating with bands of four very narrow stripes. All ivory-on-ivory. Inner layer of white cotton or linen. Stamped on reverse: "Use no Starch / Snug-fit tie loop / Pat. apl'd. for." "Dupont / Geo. P. Ide & Co. / U.S.A." "14 / 4002"
Date: 1865/1933
Creator: George P. Ide & Co.

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar. Exterior layer of off-white, woven to create effect of narrow horizontal bands/stripes like grosgrain ribbon. Lining/inner layer of white cotton or linen. Stamped on reverse: "Trade Ide Mark / Elite Quality" "815" "Kerman / Geo. P. Ide & Co. Inc. / U.S.A." "16 3/4"
Date: 1865/1933
Creator: George P. Ide & Co.

Detachable collar

Description: Man's detachable collar with exterior layer of ivory white damask weave (silk?) with with pattern of paired thin vertical stripes alternating with wider stripes with "checkerboard" ivory on ivory designs. Inner layer of white cotton or linen. Stamped on reverse: "Trade Ide Mark / Elite Quality" "Elmore / Geo. P. Ide & Co. / U.S.A." "14 / 1684"
Date: 1865/1933
Creator: George P. Ide & Co.
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