Sundry doll clothing pieces: a. Large doll chemise trimmed at neckline and arms with machined bobbin lace tape. Machined seams b. Large doll chemise trimmed at neck and arms with machined bobbin lace tape. All seams machined c. Doll chemise of medium size. Trimmed at neckline and arm openings with machined bobbin lace tape. Pink satin silk ribbon at neckline that can tighten. d. Pale yellow wool flannel "opera wool" doll pettiocat with white cotton waistband yoke. All hand-stitched with hand-embroidered trim above hem. Trim was originally pink. e. Doll closed drawers that close at CB with button of carved MOP. Trimmed at knee opening with machined bobbin lace tape. Hand-sewn. Very fine cotton f. Small doll's shirt waist or "blouse" with center back button closure. Buttons are small carved MOP. Trimmed at neck, CF breast, and wrists with machined lace tape. Fine cotton Hand-sewn and machine sewn in places g.Fine cotton small doll's dress or long clothes. Machined lace tape at neckline and arms. Hand-sewn. Cb closure but no eyes.hooks, or buttons present. h. Larger doll's dress or long clothes of fine octton. Above hem is lace insertion, machin dlace. Machine dlace tape insertion at CF breast, with neckline and wasit hand-embroiered with stitches. Arm openings have machined broderie anglaise detail. CB closure of large MOP buttons, Hand-sewn. i. Doll's cotton petticoat with machined lace tape trim at hem. Machine sewn with button closure at CB.

Flyer with printed advertisement ”From the Cash Store of Charles E. Wills, Retail Dealer in Boots & Shoes, And Rubber Goods, Bank Block, Homer, N.Y. Rogers Paper Co., Tribune Building, New York.”Picture of elegant store front decked with all manner of footwear, and people flocking around, including a Black gentleman in striped trousers, a portly fellow, and a Chinese gentleman. "

Notebook with cover of printed design suggesting black moire. Contains several memento contributions of poems and etc. for Josephine Church of Bath, who apparently attended, or visited friends at, Elmira Academy

Sewing Book of Kate Espoito [sic] MTHS Brooklyn NY. Samples and drawings of of various types of sewing techniques. Extra samples in back. JP Coats embroidery transfer sheets CR 1922 in front.

Entirely hand-stitched apron made of sheer white cotton with brocaded pattern (woven) paisley borders with narrow borders of hand-stitched tucks in between. Long and fairly narrow; square corners; gathered into a narrow waistband with white China button/buttonhole closure in the back.

Apron, entirely hand stitched cotton. Skirt is two 41” lengths of machine-ground, probably mule printed floral design in purple, pink, red, black and blue. It is quite long, suggesting it was worn with a full cage crinoline; it is gauffered onto the waistband, a strip of brown/dahlia rainbow printed ‘plaid’. Two light brown china buttons close the waistband which has been extended 2 inches. 2 1/2” hem, narrow ones on the side sewn with running stitch. Nicely made.

Apron Fine green wool - pieced and lined with green glazed cotton. Waist gathered. Edges scalloped and decorated with black feather stitch and embroidered dots. Two pockets, also scalloped and embroidered

Very fine white cotton; entirely hand-stitched; embroidered in cotton, chiefly satin stitch; entirely hand stitched. Embroidered in cotton; drawn thread work in some flower centers, extremely fine. Originally one tie only.

Silk taffeta; green, brown, rose plaid; black satin and salmon moire striped ribbon trim; silk cord and tassels attached at ends of slightly dipped waist edge; gauged onto black silk waist facing

Fine white cotton muslin apron, very long; linen chain stitch and satin stitch, drawn work; sprigs and borders on 3 sides; gathered onto plain weave linen tape which acts as ties which go around waist at least 2.5 times. All hand stitched; 1.5 sections of cloth shaped to be curved at top and hang straight. 20.5” + 40.5” w x 42” l.

"Lightweight black silk taffeta apron, unlined; entirely hand-stitched; narrow hems, narrow straight waistband, long black silk cords with tassels attached to short extensions of waistband; pockets with pointed flaps; double row of narrow braid border in violet and lavender on 3 sides.Half-mourning?"

Entirely hand stitched, glazed brown cotton gathered onto brown twill tape which extends out as ties in 2 widths. Running stitch seam with the selvages at sides. 1/2” hem. Top 20” across; 52” at hem’ 28” long.

Olive green silk, entirely hand stitched with insertion of black ribbon stitched into zigzags bordering 'skirt' and shoulder straps. Embroidered with flowers at lower corners and on oval tabs at shoulders and (mock) pocket flaps. 2 hooks/eyes at center back waistband. Black silk taffeta lining.

Dark brown or black silk crepe embroidered in multicolored silk satin stitch with floral vine border and large bouquet filling the center field. Unlined. Rectangular. Pocket at each side with self-frilled placket and loop with small mother of pearl button closure. Straight waistband, embroidered; hem 3 sides piped. 3 large brass hooks and eyes. Came from China— dealer’s great grandmother.

Girl’s dress apron, entirely hand stitched changeable silk taffeta- green/copper. Narrow self WB with 3 rows of 1/4” black velvet ribbon banding. 2 shield-shaped pockets edged all around with 2 rows ribbon; 2 rows around flared skirt. Tan glazed cotton lining. No fasteners. 24”l x 34” w. 35.5” waistband.

Infant’s pinner apron. Small fine red printed grid pattern on cotton; entirely hand stitched. Top meant to be pinned. Pointed waistband. Strings and skirt from one piece, gathered at sides. Curved hem. Pieced to extend tie.

Entirely hand stitched double pink printed cotton girl's pinner apron. Scalloped edges bound with white bias cotton. Curved patch pockets and small bodice with scalloped tops; no shoulder straps. Long self ties.

Simple apron of hand stitched printed cotton. Brown ground with white picotage grid design, yellow and blue accents. Waistband faced with blue resist and brown resist print. Skirt gathered into waistband, more fullness in front. Overall length 37 3/8”; 1.5” x 27”. Waistband has no fasteners or much clue. 1/4” hem. Skirt made of one whole width of 25 5/8” fabric with piece addition on right side. Total width 33 2/4” No pocket, no lining.

Hand stitched apron, probably hand spun and hand woven linen. Very deep, almost black, indigo blue ground with white and light blue resist picotage motifs custom block printed for the apron shape. Bottom edge has row of floral sprays. Narrow floral border on three sides, and sprigs scattered over ‘field.’ Self waistband and extensions with seam in center front which angles the waistband upwards slightly. Medium blue 3/4” hand woven wool tape ties attached to ends of waistband. Skirt stroke-gathered onto waistband. Dyed after hemming, before apron was finished. 28” long exclusive of waistband, 33” wide.

Entirely hand stitched apron of cotton print. Yellow finely checked (printed) ground with tiny black and red divided spots. Princess style with short top piece extending into 3-piece gored skirt with curved bottom edge and narrow waistband, button in back. Straps extend from top, over shoulder to center back where they converge to button onto waistband button. Patch pocket on each side. All but waist edged with large, folded self vandycks. Seems teenage size.

Girl’s pinafore apron, entirely hand stitched white windowpane checked dimity. Gored skirt, slightly curved front panel, applied smoothly to waistband. Shallow front extending into long straps. No evidence of fasteners; probably was all pinned together. Edged all around with 3/4” white cotton frill, finely hemmed. Very small size.

Girl’s apron, entirely hand stitched brown silk with tiny brocade figure. Lined with glazed plain weave tan cotton. Sqaure shape pleated onto waistband. Patch pockets with triangular flaps; small ‘Swiss belt’ applied over waistband, extended into ties; bound with black silk; hooks and loops. Pockets edged with 2 widths black velvet ribbon; apron edges with same plus one additional band. "

Entirely hand stitched red and black checked silk taffeta. ‘Swiss belt’ waistband extends on right to fasten at left with hooks and loops. Front has heavy black silk cord arranged in mock lacing with bow and long ends finished in heavy tassels. Apron is pointed in front; no pockets; no lining; gathered onto back of waistband-belt; edged with wide black velvet ribbon. Waistband faced with blue glazed plain weave cotton.

Entirely hand stitched cotton, white printed with tossed design of small red and black apple sprigs. Flaring form, front with 2 side panels. Seams piped with matching striped border. Hem finished with red/pink striped binding. Small bodice panel with no straps with waistband extending from right side around back to left. Adolescent or small adult size."

Entirely hand stitched homespun dark blue and white linen apron or TYER. Tubular shape formed with narrow panels. Back panels are pieced. Front cut with slant, right side has pieced side gore. Wide slightly scooped neckline with shoulder straps. No waistline except for high-placed casing on back panels carrying homespun linen tape ties. Casing at center back neck for same kind of tie. Center front neckline has plied linen drawstring. Irregularities in weaving. 1” tuck near ankle length hem.

Apron of greenish brown (possibly an inexpensive black dye), plain weave cotton like scrim. All hand stitched with large running stitches. Rectangular, one corner square, the other round. Selvage runs along bottom. Body gathered into narrow waistband which extends about 4” on right side and 9” on the left. A school project? Looks like the color would run or otherwise be a mess if it got wet.

Hand-stitched printed cotton apron. Main fabric is tiny spot print in two shades of purple, probably pentagraph engraved. Waistband and applied border of paisley stripe in red, black and blue. Waistband extends off proper right side to wrap around back, hooking in proper left side with brass hook and eye.

Hand stitched pink cotton girl’s apron. Very widely flaring gored skirt with rounded corners. Center extends up into small bib with rounded corners. Narrow waistband on top of remaining skirt, extending into ties. Edges embellished with small scrolled border worked in white braid with picot edges. Twill tape stay connecting the waistband-ties behind the bib.

Girl’s dress apron made of thin, bright yellow silk taffeta. Gathered into a waistband made from a strip of the same silk folded in half lengthwise, extended out as long ties. One tie has an applied self bow in center back which apparently concealed a large metal hook corresponding to an eye still attached to the opposite tie. The skirt is rather short with scalloped edges conforming to the shapes of leaves and berries embroidered along the edges using now-ivory colored silk floss.

Black silk gauze, leno construction. Rounded wide rectangle shape slightly gathered onto 3/4” black silk satin ribbon waistband extended into ties. Edge laid onto a 1.5” ivory taffeta ribbon band with a narrow slightly gathered self double frill. Other side of ribbon band finished with matching double-edged off-set gathers. All hand stitched. The fabric is patterned with widely spaced, multicolored warp-brocaded designs, some small springs alternating with scroll-like motifs.

Fine cotton cambric fine Swiss embroidery border along bottom. Top is gathered into waistband. Very long, narrow ties attached.

Entirely hand stitched maroon silk taffeta girl’s dress pinafore. Long, narrow skirt pleated onto pointed waistband. Bretelles joined across front with 3 narrow bands, each shoulder has 3 diamond-shaped flaps. Edges bordered with yellow silk embroidered feather stitch; small bouquets of rosebuds on each flap, center front of waist, and lower corners of apron. 3 hooks and eyes close in back. Lined with brown lining cambric. Shoulders and waist accented with pink silk ribbon bows.

Machine stitched white cotton apron with crudely imprinted black floral meander design along the hems and waistband. Small upper bib with no straps. Rounded, smooth skirt. Waistband has white China button in back. For a small girl.

Entirely hand stitched infant’s bib or apron, semicircular shape sweeps around back to button on shoulder with pearl button. Edges finished with narrow Ayreshire edging. Small triangular piece attached along its long edge inside center front neckline.

Machine stitched white cotton pinafore edged with simple machine embroidered eyelet scalloped edging. Bib front extends into curved strap that encircles the neck, fastens with what appears to be flat stamped brass oval button of the late 18th century. Skirt is shaped with slight flare and rounded bottom front edge that forms slight scallop with adjoining sections. Shaped in back to fit over a bustle; fastens in back with two simple mother of pearl buttons. Shaped patch pockets on each side, rather far back, trimmed with edging.

Cotton lawn apron with two horiztonal rows of machined eyelet white work. Entirely machined. Ties are of same cotton lawn.

Entirely hand stitched linen (microscope identified), plain weave gauze with brocaded cotton pattern. Gathered onto a narrow plain weave linen tape folded over the gathers, and extending into long ties. Narrow hem on 3 sides including selvage sides. “W” cross stitched in greenish-brown silk below proper right waist. The design forms a border of stylized lilies and carnations or pinks around three sides; the field is filled with an alternated floret and abstract flower. 42” x 42”

Black silk velvet all hand stitched. Fairly long and rectangular with rounded corners. Tightly cartridge pleated into about 8” across at waist. Slit pockets near top with V shaped openings edged with black silk band and 2 rows of short black silk fringe. More fringe along bottom edge. Beautifully embroidered with roses and buds in silk satin stitch. Unlined. Hemmed edges. A line of threads suggests there was a row of fringe once above the hem. More threads remaining on underside suggest this was recycled from something else.

Fine black silk taffeta apron, all hand stitched. Large, fairly wide rounded shield shape with folded van dykes around the edge; attached to narrow waistband with two small pleats. Waistband extends around waist; closure gone. Black watered silk ribbon crudely attached to opposite side. No pockets. Lined with brown lining cambric. Unpicked diamond pattern indicates this was once quilted, perhaps used in a petticoat or even a cloak lining.

Girl’s apron, entirely hand stitched, made of black silk taffeta. Small rounded shield shape with narrow waistband and 2 small rounded patch pockets. Embroidered all around with white silk satin stitch design of strawberries. Once had a strap that secured around the waist with a soutache braid at one end that hooked to the opposite side. Unlined. Edges neatly faced with taffeta. 14 3/4” long.

Girl’s apron, entirely hand stitched. Made of off-white cotton (brilliant) with dark brown or black pigment printed oak leaves and acorns forming a border around the widely flaring, rounded skirt, the little square pinner top, and the waistband fastened with a translucent piecrust china button at the proper left. Inside the waistband the name “Jennie Jebarqh [?!]” is stenciled in black ink, now brown and hard to read.

"Apron, entirely hand stitched black silk taffeta; 2” hem, selvage sides, gathered into a self waistband that wraps around the waist to close with 2 hooks/eyes at the right side. No decorations.33.5” wide; 30” long; gathered to 11.5” at top."

Apron made of ivory silk taffeta gathered onto a narrow taffeta waistband; short with large scalloped edge. Elaborate silk embroidery of large, lush flowers in shaded colors - ivory, lavender, rose, blue and golden brown with rich green stems, all accented with couched silver thread. Edge finished with red cording.

One white cotton half apron. The waistband is very tightly pleated and double layered, so that a tie cord could be thread though, and there is no evidence of pin holes. The lower section of the apron has a row of white embroidered flowers, then a wide band of very thin and fine embroidered horzontal lines, and finally the scalloped hem edge with another band of white embroidered flowers.

Cotton dimity apron of vertical stipes, each filled with grid-work pattern. Wasitband is made same fabric, with buttonhole one tab of waistband. Does not tie in back. Apron is machined to wasitband, but gathered by hand simply. Not stoked. Hem is about 2" deep. Apron extends to just below the knee on adult.

Cotton dimity apron with self-ties that tie around the back of the wearer. Dimity is very sheer with thin vertical stripes. Partially machined with small hand-finishing. Gatheres are stoked to waistband. Body of apron is made of three panels, pachined together, with raw edges hand-finished down. Tab of wasitband have extensions of self fabric added, attached by machine, so the apron may tie in the back.

One printed cotton apron. The center fabric has a white ground and small brown flowers. The border is a red and white check. There are two waist ties. The front top section has a pointed center that would be pinned to the dress. The lower sides of the "skirt" flare out.

One dark brown plaid taffeta apron, possibly re-made from another garment. The waist is tightly gathered and banded on the band with a narrow piece of black taffeta. A black cord with large black tassels on the ends is sewn to the top of the apron, to form the waist ties.

Fine cotton muslin apron with ties comign from waistband. Waistband is tightly gathered apron fabric panel. Apron hem has two rows of machine-embroidered muslin, and three layers of machined fillagree. Machined edges seams.

Two carbed bone awls

Bone awl with simple turned design

Infant cap made from lacey straw outer layer, with pink China silk lining. Brim trimmed in cotton mull, pleated. Pink silk ribbon trims outer, and makes bows on either side of face. Flattened, but no breaks or tears. Machine stitched with hand finishing. Piping in pink silk across bottom edge and brim edge.

Infant cap in fine cotton muslin, machine and hand-stitched finishing. Cap has no bavolet, edges are bound. Pleated with small hand-stitches of embroidery for simple trimming. Wide cotton bands hang down on either side.

Fire bag OR grain sack. PW hand spun and hand woven, unbleached coarse tow, probably. Felled seams across bottom and one side., narrow turned hem at top. One surface has large initials HF cross titched in gold linen.

Handspun, handwoven heavy tow linen. Grayish white. narrow hem at top with finished side inside. common twill cotton tape tie attatched through eyelet holes at side.

Dainty knitting bag made from soft red-orange, tan, natural and dull green aloe fibers as joined strips of bobbin lace; top edge is separate lace edging. Drawstring pouch form, self strings with large solid tassels made of skillfully looped fibers and fine, wrapped & twisted flat wired strips. Smaller tassel at each side of opening. Oval dished base made of aloe-wrapped fine canes or reeds forming rows of coarse triangular grid surrounding central oval of alternating triangles and semicircles. Was originally folded and wrapped in heavy, tan rag paper bearing the inked inscription noted below. About 16” long and 12 “ wide.

Purple-brown silk damask drawstring bag with inset leather pentagon in back and ditto flat pincushion in front. Cushion covered with black leather flap, another smaller one extending from back attaches to it forming closure for bag. 20th c. (thai) silk scraps, cotton print, paper flower inside.

Needle case with an ivory silk-covered flap with silk embroidered rose with buds, secured with pink satin ribbon ties, covering a cut-corner trapezoidal flat pincushion covered with peach silk taffeta. Within are 2 layers of fine ivory flannel, pink silk blanket-stitched edges, with a single fine needle inserted in the top one. A short pointed flap extending from the matching back embroidered section, comes over the top to close the attached gathered peach silk bag that encircles the cushion. 3 short loops of ribbon at either side of the top flap. Ribbon handle.

Blue and white plaid pattern, cotton, visor with white trim, 9 brown open round gromits on visor, gathered neck frill/veil on back with drawstring inside for bonnet adjustment. Ribbon ties tag inside Baldwin Ventilated bonnet Chicago

Pieced and painted cotton banner made of plain and printed cottons. The object has extensive text painted on it, along with two heads of infants. The text details the names of dances and quips referring to some of the attendees. Dated 1867.

Enameled bar pin with rosette shaped compartments and decorative elements at each end. Made of sterling. Guilloche enameling. Roses and leaves are hand painted. Each color requires separate firing in kiln. Round hinge and wide c clasp. Stamped in the middle is H-R CO STERLING Hallmark for Hallon-Rice Co . 2 1/16" long

Lady's one-piece bathing costume made from a dark green or drab green wool (warp) and cotton (weft) blend fabric. Suit closure at CB of black buttons, which extends below waistband. Suit is composed on two parts sewn together - bodysuit with legs that end just below the knee in a drawstring, and a short skirt knee-length sewn directly into the suit at the waistline. Short sleeves have small puffs and are also gathered at opening, which creates a small frill around edge. Square wide neckline, with flounce - almost like a bertha - attached around neck opening. Neck opening, frill, and waistband have white machined-braiding sewn on as a series of nautical stripes. Unlined, entirely machine-stitched. Many repairs, and considerable tears/damage throughout piece.

Entirely hand-stitched chemise, nightgown, or an early example of a bathing costume made of heavy handspun / handwoven tow linen Z-singles. 20 ends per inch x 26 points per inch. Rather long, tight tubular sleeves with a little gathering at the top of the arms. Gussets; four gores that go about 2/3 way up. Shallow V-neckline with reinforcing band along the shoulder. Flat frill-like extension around the neckline with a little box pleat at the back. The hem is worked inside, so the frill can stand up around the neck.

Chemise-like garment, that seems intended for bathing. Entirely hand stitched, made of very heavy plain weave fabric having a linen warp and cotton weft MID*. Appears to be sewn with linen thread. Fabric used with warp going cross-ways so there is lapped seam on the top of the shoulder, utilizing 2 selvage edges for thin layers. Sleeves cut so one has a selvage incorporated in narrow felled armscye seam. All other seams are felled, and the hems are turned twice, so it is impossible to tell the exact width of the fabric which is at least 42”. However there is a seam across the front only, at hip level which does not divide the garment in half, the top being from a width about 3” narrower than the bottom one. Wide scoop neckline with thin, plain weave cotton facing that forms a casing for a plain weave cotton tape drawstring tacked in place in CB, which emerges in front through 2 eyelets. Short, straight sleeves with underarm gussets, no side gores in body but slight A-line shape from shoulder to hem. Initials “M * B[?]” in tiny cross-stitch, faded red cotton or linen.

Entirely machine-stitched women's 2-piece bathing suit made of navy blue cotton material in a twill weave. Suit (a) - The center front has a buttoned placket closure that extends down to the crotch. The placket is faced in black plain woven cotton. Knickers gathered to the waist via knife pleat, with elasticated below-the-knee openings. The built-in waist of the bodysuit has wooden buttons around the band, for attaching the skirt via the buttons. Skirt (b) - line of white braiding around the waistband. Buttonholes around the waistband to attach the skirt to the bodysuit. The knife pleats set the skirt into the waist. Pleats meet at the center front with a big box pleat. Attached in handwriting to the bathing bodysuit and matching skirt: Note 1 (c) - "...Mother's (Mary D. McCall) bathing suit. Used at Shelter Lake when Father was laying track in area. Probably between 1910 and 1912. There is another piece to go under this - sort of like a gym suit. Elastic part legs below knees..." Note 2 (continuance of note 1) (d) - "...Under part of Mother's Bathing suit...I asked Mother for the outfit when they first moved to Newark. A while after I discovered the collar and sleeves were cut off - Why? I'll never know! M.V. ..."

Girl’s bathing costume partly hand-stitched with green, red and white gingham and thicker white thread guard stripes. Dress (a) - wide waistband; knee-length, moderately full skirt that gathers all around with a extra rows of shirring at the top. High round neck with red embroidered edging all around. Open back. Small red Mother of Pearls buttons with self shanks. Front has a pleat angled slightly down each side in the front. Elbow-length sleeves with cuffs with some gathering at top of sleeve. Red silk cross-stitching that is artfully placed on the checks to form bands of decoration on top of the bodice pleats, on either side of the open back, the cuffs, waistband and hem. Bodice is lined with unbleached muslin. Knee-length Knickers (b) - Matching style and fabric with side opening that gathers onto an unbleached muslin waistband with 3 buttonholes for attachment to a waist (’undershirt’). Bottoms have casings with elastic. Unlined.

Bedcovering border; unattached hand-painted and mordant-dyed bed cover that was made in India for the export market during the eighteenth century and early 19th century palampore was made using the kalamkari technique, whereby an artist drew designs on cotton or linen fabric with a kalam pen containing mordant and then dipped the textile in dye. The dye adhered to the cloth only where the mordant had been applied. This lengthy process had to be repeated for each color in the design. Small details were then painted by hand on the cloth after the dying process was completed. Palampore patterns were usually very complex and elaborate

One white bedskirt with a chevron edge.

Ivory silk moire ribbon with satin bands for border; hand embroidered with ivory silk with a grapevine pattern that stops short of each end. The ends are not finished. the thread is yellowed inside. 24” long.

Length of soft blue silk with fine white pin stripes, narrowly hemmed on long sides, points on each end. About 4’ long.

Green silk Swiss belt Light green silk taffeta corselet, entirely hand stitched. Front and back opening with hand stitched eyelets and laces; boned. Points at top front, back, and sides. No points at bottom. Side front and side back exactly same shape. Piped edges, glazed cotton lining. 5.5” and 3” at widest and narrowest. 22” waist.

Entirely hand stitched; outer fabric is black silk taffeta; lining is beige and tan pieces of cotton.2 front panels on each side are interfaced; boned in 5 places on each side. Black lace edging meant to turn down; 24” waist; metal eyelets front and back.

Entirely hand stitched silk taffeta, green and brown plaid. About 24” waist. 11” long, boned. Eyelets F & B. One tie remaining— brown silk soutache. Self ruching trim along top. Lined with brown PW cotton. C

"Entirely hand stitched blue plaid silk taffeta, apparently taken from remaining yoke of day bodice to dress 98.052. .1 Swiss belt, boned, deep point front and back. Eyelets front and back, dark blue silk cord remaining in back. Lined with off white cotton..2 Bodice yoke*APPRAISED WITH THE DRESS 98.052"

Girl’s swiss belt of turquoise silk taffeta, pointed top and bottom, front and back. Interlined. Laces in back - laces missing. Hand sewn eyelets. Top and bottom edges finished with discreet border of white and crystal seed bead scallops.

Handmade Honiton lace bertha; ivory, appliqued butterflies and tulips on tulle ground, center back seam.

“Mantilla” of ivory cotton net, high narrowly bound neckline, wide over shoulders with extensions down front. Bordered all around with silk or linen embroidered leaf clusters (vaguely oak and ivy or grape). Edged with narrow handmade lace with linen or silk cordonnet. Penciled note on scrap of brown paper: “Made and worn by Aunt Caroline about 1830”

Entirely hand-stitched bib made of fine linen embroidered with linen. Fiddle shape with PW white silk ribbon ties at the top; a pair of tiny tucks down the center front borders a line of drawn thread work. The edges have an embroidered leaf-and-flower vine border executed in satin, stem and chain stitch, along with tiny eyelets and drawn thread work. Edged with what appears to be handmade Bucks point lace, speculated to be associated with a christening ensemble.

1) plain white cotton with satin stitched scalloped edges, and a satin stitched initial M. 2) elaborately machine quilted white cotton with appliqued lace bits, concave sides. Lace frill.See also 85.837.3 -- stockings"

Machine stitched bib; machine made embroidered ruffle; white cotton figured 'dimity' backed with white cotton ribbed 'dimity'. Twill tape binding at collar, extending into ties.

"lined dimity bib. Pointed bottom edge; sides curve inward, then angle to point at back of neck. White china button. See also 86.191.3-5, infant pinaforesand 86.191.1, infant shirt"

White cotton bib printed with small brown circles. Edged with Pink/red fine fern print. Circular form with mother of pearl button. Hand stitched. Plain white cotton backing.

Infant bib of very fine cotton, white embroidery/cutwork (Ayreshire?). String button loop at back, loose thread from button (?). Chrysanthemum motif. Plain cotton backing. Magnificent

Fine diamond-patterned linen towelling made into bib that pins behind neck and fastens around waist. Top flap seems intended to fold over but maybe it was supposed to pin near the neck front. Narrow box pleat down front trimmed with row of tiny wire-rimmed thread-covered buttons.

Variety of small machine stitched bibs, purchased because 4 have backings of what would have been an “old” handspun, handwoven linen m’s and o’s towel. Those 4 made in square shape of fine dimity 1-2) two edged with simple eyelet edging; bound with twill tape 3-4) other two with a herringbone stitched braid. Bound with twill tape, extended into ties. Three more square ones made of diamond quilted dimity, backed with a napped diaper weave and edged with narrow eyelet edging (one of a slightly different design). Neck finished with twill tape, narrow ties of thin linen tape. Three made of fine dimity, pointed bottoms, backed with plain muslin, necks bound with same."

Small shield-shaped bib-like pad of 2 layers of linen diaper weave piped with 1820s or 1830s printed cotton. Top corners have neatly attached narrow linen tape ties, long with frayed edges. Same tape forms 1” loop at each side. The top tapes pass over shoulder, through loops and tie in back of Baby?

Child’s bib-pinafore cut in one piece with a flaring body, tubular sleeves and extensions that pin behind the neck. Machine stitched hems. Blue printed gingham pattern.

Infant’s bib fastener. Two repousse sterling silver clips joined by a short strap or band of red crocheted cotton.

Natrual white wool Z singles and medium indigo blue singles. Handspun and handwoven bold plaid. Very lofty or spongy hand. 2/2 Twill hems stitched with stout 2 ply cotten. Same threat used for C seam (done like modern seam on wrong edges).

A large dark blue and white twill with a plaid design.

ivory wool blanket with a red stitched border and "T N 1822" stitched in the lower corner

A wool and linen twilled cream blanket.

Cotton z singles warp, handspun wool z singles weft. Unevenly dyed madder & indigo windowpane checks.

Hand spun, hand woven wool blanket. 2/2 twill red and blue plain on cream ground. hand stitched center seam and hems.

Creamy linen wrap and woolen weft. Marked in large red plied cotton outline stitch in Serif letters "Betsey Coon 1843" in the lower right corner.

32 EPI x 28 PPI Wool Z singles, Handwoven. Tiny hems. Marked M.A.D No.4 in Pinky-dyed wool. Cross-stitch center top of one panel. total size 71" wide x 80" long.

A wool/cotten blanket. Possibly a sheet? Cross stitched in red thread "No 2. 1868" and the initials "M. A. S"

Partly machine-stitched and hand-stitched blouse made of cotton. Long sleeves. Tucks at the shoulder seam. Machine-made eyelet trim at cuffs and neck. Machine-made eyelet and embroidered panels down center front. Pearl buttons (one missing).

English midlands bone lace bobbin with simple turnings, red grooves; stippled black and red message: "A New Year's Gift". Spangle beads: 1 large blue one and 2 each blue and colorless bugles. Length minus spangle.

Machined-stitched with some signs of hand-stitching bodice made of Voided velvet. Small puffed-sleeve caps. Standing collar made of silk rep fabric. Cross-over closure of hook and eyes, which reveals a center front closure of hook and eyes. Bodice lined entirely in brown cotton PW glazed fabric. Baleen stays found on the center back, side, and the center front. Hooks at the center back that suggest use of a small train or vestigial bustle.