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Dress

Description: Day dress of black silk taffeta. The dress, in the style of the Aesthetic or Reform Movement, is full-length, with a slender silhouette. The front and back of the bodice is styled of tiny vertical knife-pleats, which gather into the rounded neckline. The side panels of the bodice are plain, and there is a line of 14 snaps along the left side forming the closure. The long sleeves are smooth, with slight pleating at the padded shoulders, and they taper to the pointed wrists. The sleeves have … more
Date: 1902
Creator: Harbison, Samuel
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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[Letter from Birdie McGee McKinley to Mary Ann Moore and the White family, September 22, 1913]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Birdie McGee McKinley and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore and the White Family. In this letter, Birdie informs her kin of the goings-on in her community. The news includes: details about how they have survived the drought with their well and spring for the stock animals, a discussion about Minnie's visit and their preparation for Minnie's return to Georgia, a dialogue about Birdie's baby who likes to be in her buggy, updates… more
Date: September 22, 1913
Creator: McKinley, Birdie McGee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Birdie McGee McKinley to Mary Ann Moore, December 7, 1913]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Birdie McGee McKinley and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, McKinley updates Mary Ann on her family's well-being as well as Alice's family and other kin in the area. She discusses the weather, notes that Christmas is almost here and she is not ready, as well as details that Will has been ill with tonsillitis for several days. She mentions the lot is nice and that Ruth and Frank will have a good time playing to… more
Date: December 7, 1913
Creator: McKinley, Birdie McGee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letters from Lula Dalton to Linnet Moore, April 24-26, 1899]

Description: This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Lula Dalton and is addressed to Linnet Moore. In this letter , Lula informs Linnet of the goings-on in her community. The news includes: a discussion about sewing, a dialogue about attending church with friends and details about the attending couples, and updates about club meetings. She closes the letter and sends her love to Linnet. In Lula's next letter, written on Tuesday night April 25, 1899, she details that she hop… more
Date: 1899-04-24/1899-04-26
Creator: Dalton, Lula
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Day ensemble

Description: Daytime ensemble of brown silk faille: A) Dress. Below-knee length. Dress has princess seaming to create fitted bodice, with wide, overlapped V-neckline. Bodice has boned under structure. 3/4" shoulder straps and straight skirt. 1" belt of self fabric from front darts to center back; closes with hook & loops. Center back zipper with hook & eye. Unlined. B) Cropped jacket with pleated in front and back to a 3" waistband. Closure of three openwork, brass buttons, 1/2" wide, and bound buttonhole… more
Date: 1947/1957
Creator: Dior, Christian
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Boy's short suit

Description: Boy's two piece outfit of plaid shirt with solid colored shorts. A) Top of red, blue, and dark brown plaid with beige shawl collar and banded short sleeves. Center front button closure with buttons at hem for securing top to shorts. B) Shorts of solid color beige cotton, approximately knee length. Flat felt seams. Buttonholes on waistband; belt loops. Side pockets. Hem is released. Tag Reads: "Tom Sawyer, Age 6"
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Skirt Suit

Description: Skirt suit ensemble. A) Jacket in dark gold wool crepe. Single breasted with two large, circular plastic buttons and bound buttonholes. Notched collar. Long, set in sleeves with single, smaller matching, functioning button with bound buttonhole. Lined in matching, dark gold silk satin. Weighted hem. Designer's label at center back neckline: "Norman Norell / New York" Retailer's label on left side seam: "Woolf Brothers" B) Skirt in dark gold wool crepe. A line with two large patch pockets at … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Norell, Norman, 1900-1972
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Shirtwaist dress

Description: Shirtwaist style dress of blue/ white pin tucked plaid cotton and machine tatted lace. Street-length. Short sleeves with lace cuffs; underarm gussets. High neckline with lace trimmed collar and corded tie of matching fabric. Two rows of chevon shaped lace insert bands on lower skirt with lace along hem. Attached gauze petticoat with boned waistband. Center back zipper closure (broken). Designer's label: Selma Gowns / Washington DC
Date: 1950
Creator: Selma Gowns
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Western-style ensemble

Description: Western ensemble of red cotton with floral applique. (a) Western-style top; long sleeves; flat collar; seven sets of snaps down center front; pink and green floral appliques on front and sleeves; pink piping around seams. Designer's label at inside center back: "Salaminder / Inc. / Kansas City" (b) Full skirt gathered into waist yoke; two tiers of ruffles at hem; floral applique around skirt above ruffles; pink piping at ruffle seam; button and zipper closure at center back.
Date: 1974/1982
Creator: Salaminder, Inc.
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Faille dress

Description: Dark red silk faille afternoon dress, princess lines - fuller in back. Natural waist line. Fly front zipper opening but covered at waist with intricately cut huge self bow that fastens at side creating the look of a wrap front closure. V-neck, small collar, 3/4 sleeves. Designer's label sewn in bodice: "Hattie Carnegie"; retailer's label sewn in skirt: "Swanson / Inc / Kansas City".
Date: 1950
Creator: Carnegie, Hattie
Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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