Reward of Merit - The Bee. Printed, illustration of a bee on the center top, an intricate illustration on the left side. A poem is written out in the center. "Presented to Cornelia Land by her teacher."

Reward of Merit, on the top is a line of seven pointed stars. Below that, are three illustrations, on the left a house, in the middle a large basket of flowers, on the right; a top hat. On the left and right sides are boxes with intricate circular patterns and the word "Dollar" written in the middle. Underneath the three illustralions is a line comprised of infinity loop motifs, underneath the line is written "Reward of Merit / This certifies that Carter (?) James [illegible] / by diligence and good behavior, merits the appro/ bation of his friends and instructor [illegible]

Reward of Merit. On top there are two medallion designs on the right and left of the middle illustration. The middle depicts a man seated on the shore of a small body of water, he holds a book in his hands. Underneath the illustrations is written, "Presented to the bearer M[illegible] Frang Reed / as a token of the praise she merits for her attention to / studies and good behavior is school: from [illegible] Teacher. / March 9, 1829

rrbbon fragments

Silk grosgrain ribbon made of ivory satin with bands of graduated weaves grid pattern of lavender.

96.00113 Ribbons, bonnet 1840-1865 "1) Green watered silk 4 3/4” x 3 yd2) Blue watered silk with brocaded satin stripes 3 1/2” x 4’ (in 2 pieces)3) Pink taffeta 2 1/2” x 1 yd4 scraps" Used. Green one is faded, giving rainbow effect.

Pink taffeta ribbon, aboout 3” wide with pink geometric brocade borders. About one yard -

About 12” length of ivory taffeta ribbon with shaded green brocade geometric border.

Length of silk grosgrain ribbon with simple brocade thorny branch motifs. About 3.5” wide by approximately 2 yd. long.

Pair of brown taffeta bonnet ribbons with ivory cross bars and edges. Ends cut at an angle, tops pleated ready for mounting on bonnet.

yellow silk satin ribbon 2 pieces

About 36” of 4.25” wide silk ribbon with narrow black, green and magenta ombre satin stripes down the center with staggered chine violets in violet and green on either side. Picot edges.

Brown silk satin ribbon with yellow corded effect on selvages. 2.5” wide by 68” long.

Black silk chiffon ribbon with scalloped fringed edges, dark stripes down center, on either side of which there are staggered pink buds with green leaves.33” long"

Roman striped silk grosgrain ribbon, mainly black with spaced multicolored bands, and wider red and blue bands forming borders at the ends. Ends not overcast. Evidence of being folded lengthwise into thirds along the center, and the ends are puckered and distorted, suggesting that it was used as a hat decoration. It also was the size found appealing as sashes for children. 5 1/8" x 38"

Neck ribbon, thin silk in a fine reverse twill. Main colors are alternating wide bands of pink, turquoise and ivory. Woven to appear symmetrical around the neck. Fringed but ends not overcast.

Neck ribbon, thin silk twill, mainly pale blue ground with spaced bands composed of very narrow multi-colored bands; medium bands of white, black, red, and green forming borders at the ends. Overcast ends with good fringe

Neck ribbon, silk grosgrain, mainly pale blue punctuated by sets of narrow pink/brown/white bands along its length, with white and pink substituted for the blue creating matched banded borders at the ends. The ends have been overcast but the fringe is mostly gone

Neck ribbon, silk grosgrain, multi-colored bands woven to match on both sides around the neck; main colors are a deep red, brown-black The ends may have been overcast; any fringe is mostly gone

Neck ribbon, silk grosgrain, mainly pale pink with white banded borders at the ends. I think there are traces of pale blue in at least some of the white.

5" silk taffeta warped printed with peonies and iris, pink satin border

Warp printed taffeta with gold brocade foliage and lace-effect border. Edged with lace on two sides; pinked end.

White silk taffeta warp printed violets on stems.

32” length of silk taffeta ribbon with red and blue plaid accented with white and yellow satin bands both directions. Ends cut at angle.

Brown silk taffeta 3” wide ribbon with white brocaded daisies spaced in groups of three on the diagonal. One full size piece (35”), one shorter (27”) and one fragment (2”).

"1) Multicolored warp printed floral taffeta divided into 3 sections by a green and a brown satin stripe. About 4” wide.2) White silk taffeta warp printed violets on stems. About 5” wide.3) Warp printed taffeta with gold brocade foliage and lace-effect border. Edged with lace on two sides; pinked end. 6”.4) 5” silk taffeta warped printed with peonies and iris, pink satin border. 5) 6” scrap of warp printed silk taffeta, center stripe with pink flowers and black border, outer borders of black windowpane checks on silvery gray."

Mourning ring for Eliza Catherine Magee

Entirely machine-stitched infant dressing gown made of white window pane dimity. Opens completely down the front. ‘Coat’ sleeves. Self-robings on either side. Neckline, front edge and cuffs are all edged with self frill. Unlined.

Entirely hand-stitched small child’s pelisse or robe made of white ribbed dimity. Body gathered into neckline. Double cape collar spreads across shoulders, edged with lawn frills. Narrow lawn ties at neck. Long sleeves, slightly fuller at top. Unlined.

Folding measure of ivory with centimeters marked off by scratching into the surface; sections one DECIMETER long; marked by whole and half decimeters, too. 10 dm. length. Metal end and rivets. Marked ""Metre A.F

Handspun handwoven bleached linen z singles. Huck weave, no border although ther is a group of 2 and one of 3 treadled pwish bands on each side of center. No marks.

Boy’s brown Holland (linen) sacque or jacket. Wide flaring body and long sleeves. Small round collar. Edges outlined with flat white braid. 5 thread buttons and buttonholes in front.

Entirely hand-stitched sacques made of white cotton. Flaring bodies with piping in armscyes. High neckline with no collar. Full sleeves with cuffs. Pearl buttons are down the back. Speculated to be for dining. Trimming has red striped fabric and lavender dots.

Entirely hand-stitched infant sacque made of unbleached thin linen. Wide shape. Hem curves up to form a front opening. Sleeves are 2-piece curved, set rather back on the bodice.

Entirely hand-stitched sack coat made of white cotton. Napped inside. Cutaway shape. Round with white windowpane dimity. Tiny single MOP button.

Hand-stitched except for side and shoulder seams sacque for an infant or very small toddler. Short, flaring collarless body in a “Garibaldi” style with a cutaway front edge and one self-covered button. ‘Coat’ sleeves with piped armscyes. Edges are all scalloped and self-bound and the outer seam of the sleeve has a matching short scalloped ‘fin.’ Neck edge finished with skimpy faux needle lace edging.

Entirely hand-stitched child’s sacque made of white checked dimity. Flaring form, bishop sleeves. Back opening with 3 tiny carved pearl buttons halfway down the back. Cuffs and border bands made of pink print calico. Piped neckline.

Entirely hand-stitched infant sacque made of fine white cotton (brilliant). Wide cut. Front opening with curved bottom edge. 3 MOP buttons. Tiny casing at neck; with drawstring. Tubular full length sleeves.

Tiny sampler of coarse brown (now) linen with 4 rows of cross stitched letters. Brown and tan cotton thread used. Simple border breaks into cross stitched bands at top. 4 hemmed sides, lopsided.About 4x5”

Tightly & unevenly spun Z2S silk on looser spun Z singles natural (?) tan silk plain weave ground, M.I.D (and clorox-tested as well). The colors include a healthy indigo blue (probably) with faded dyewood pinks, tans and yellows (probably); the dyes are not even and did not penetrate the entire thread. Cross stitch, unevenly controlled. Large UC, small UC, LC, large script alphabets; numerals, various dividing lines. Lower area has federal house with clinging vine, fence with gates, bowl of flowers and floating birds on twigs on either side. “Mary Swan” and “Mary J Swans samplar age 11.” Geometric strawberry border, 4 sides. 1/4” hem on all 4 sides. Approximately 13.5” wide x 16” high. Seems it might be an entirely home-made production from worm to wall.

Square cross stitch sampler. There are three distinguished sections of the canvas. The top has the alphabet in all capital letters and numbers 1-12. Underneath the three lines is a vertical zig-zag line. The middle section is stitched, "Mary Vanvalken: B / Urch: Sept: 29: 1820 / 10 Year" the last line is ended with a heart, u-z &. The line seperating the next section is in non-connected x's. The bottom section has a-t in lowercase letters followed by three lines of script capital letters.

Sampler. Coarse linen with silk; 3 alphabets; marked "Lydia Sophia Baldwin Riga. July 7th 1836 E.E. Winans. Instr." Meandering floral vine border, trees, flowering shrubs with birds, carnation, basket of flowers, wreath wtih 2 overlapping hears and "May Happiness attend you"; 19.5" square - original black frame, brass loop.

Waist sash made of pink and ecru silk. Hook and eye closure under the bow.

Waist sash made of pink, cream, turquoise, and yellow striped silk. Edged with long fringe and knot detailing. Hook and eye closure is beneath the bow.

Black silk taffeta band, with diagonal ends finished with small balls of black silk cord. Unlined; slightly shaped by 3 stays encased with machine-stitching in white cotton tapes, their ends stitched to the opposite long sides, to encourage neat gathered or cummerbund effect. Very narrow hand stitched hem.

Silk foulard sash, green and soft red large checks with brocade floral wreath motifs. Ends worked into knotted fringe. About 5” wide.

Long, wide peach and cream plaid ribbon sash with the ends worked into decorative knotted fringe.

Roman sash, weft-faced silk band 9 3/4” wide x 10’ long. Predominantly turquoise, rose and gold with black and white. Self knotted fringe.

2” wide Roman sash- necktie size. Silk woven with unequal weft bands on what is (now) a chartreuse ground; the major color is red, with small bands of black, green, sky blue, yellow and white. Self fringe. These were a tourist item made in Italy by a limited group of weavers - as per CSA symposium presentation 2005...

Pink silk taffeta fringed sash, 7 3/4” wide, 93” long, total.

Blue silk taffeta ribbon sash with forked tongue ends.

Scarf, ivory crepe, Chinese

Bandanna, red and yellow printed silk. Indian silk bandanna, red with yellow block printed designs; wheels in field; floral vine border. Two sides hemmed; heavy threads in selvages. Initials ML cross stitched in brown silk near one corner. Smaller size suggests date.

31” square of celadon green silk with narrow woven borders. Two selvages and two fine hand hemmed sides.

Plain weave ivory silk scarf with ivory embroidered flowers at each end; ends pointed; narrow rolled hems. 6 rows of knots on fringed ends. 36” long x 4 3/4” photo: 2003.008 - unrelated, just shows use of scarf.

Fine wool scarf printed in red paisley design. Edges are turned and hand-stitched down, while short edges are simply cut, with frayed edges. May have been longer previously

Scarf with green wool ground with yellow and white silk border; paisleys grouped at each end- Red, lt blue, yellow, navy, white. Floating wefts. 7” x 49”

Long scarf of Ensor net - Leavers. Shiny, wiry black fiber. Tiny clover shaped sprigs on field, applied edging of leaflets with integral cordonnet, net trimmed to conform, thread turned brown. Appears to be intended to be worn doubled lengthwise or else stitches would show. 9” x 55”

Silk plain weave, black, tiny hems, silk Z2S netted fringe. 4 rows knots. Embroidered scrolled border on 2 sides with rose and florets in that corner. Satin stitch only, same silk thread. 19.5” x 20” Fringe 4.5” long.Silk probably Microscope indetified

Ivory silk satin stitched floral motifs at each end. 10 rows of knotted double strands 2 ply silk thread-- finely (1.5”) over fringe [??] length 10” Sides hemmed with running stitch. 9” x 62” minus fringe.

Fine black wool scarf. Matching borders at each end, composed of 3 border pieces. The topmost is a 5” wide tapestry band (composed of 2 horizontal bands joined to create symmetrical design) with pale blue, pale green, olive, white and yellow horizontally symmetrical abstract designs on a red ground (red warp). The next is 2” wide with a finer leafy scroll variation with red, pink, olive, yellow and black on a white ground (red warp); has two narrow black borders. Four gates with 1/2” self fringes: yellow, black, turquoise, red with wool (?) and cotton embroidered details; related embroidered details on black along top border. Each side finished along the entire length with attached olive twill edge, very meticulously applied. Borders appear designed as such but the ends are not perfectly identical.7” x 54

Red twilled wool scarf, 5 1/4” X 46 1/2”. Narrow side border and deeper end borders brocaded in yellow silk with pink, blue. red and green accents on ‘black’ ground. Fine self fringe

Fine silk grenadine scarf with satin stripe borders along each side, and a pair at each end. Self fringe. The stripes have a simple crude block-printed exotic bird design in blue, yellow, red, pink and green.14” x 54”"

Embroidered white cotton net scarf designed for wearing folded over. Elongated diamond form with embroidered double-scalloped edges. Embroidered with white cotton tambour work leafy vine with occasional rose. Front [?] has elaborate grouping of large and smaller flowers with lacy centers. Little florets scattered over field; roses have white cotton fabric petals added to give third dimension. Limerick work?

Machine-lace netting black scarf or very long lappet. Chantilly edges.

Steel scissors, half-sharp points, with scrolled handles. 5.5"" long Marked BUTLer BROTHers

Scissors, hand wrought; plump reverse curve handle. Stamped ""LUZ"" within rectangle, near hinge; 4"" clip .

Die cast steel with simple streamlined form, rounded blades with clip points, rivet, marked * * J. Rodgers & Sons. 5"

Small scissors, about 3.5"" long, cast steel; sharp points; C scroll above tight scroll; oval finger holes; rivet. No marks."

All steel scissors with brass rivet, bevelled clip point; bright cut decoration on both sides; hand made? 4.5"" long

Die cast steel scissors, scrolled within lyre shaped handle. Oval finger holes, sharp points, steel rivet. No mark. 3.75"

Die cast steel scissors, clip point, diagonally grooved handles, oval finger holes. Steel rivet. Marked ""Tillotson Sheffield"". About 4/25"

Scissors, die stamped (?) steel marked BOKER or BORER. 4.5"" long. Beveled clip point. Handles have wide crescents surmounting slightly outward scrolled shafts. Steel rivet

embroidery scissors, very short, fine blades. Simple scroll shaft. Seem hand finished. 3”Stamped: PDB -r--aa GERMANY

Short clip point scissors, steel. Simple form, large hand applied rivet. Stamped mark, partly unintelligible: A[ND?] 3 1/4” long.

Scissors small sharp point, hand wrought; curvy. 3"" pointed; blued steel."

Hand forged steel scissors, marked LUX or LUX, (barely visible) . Inward elongated plump curved shafts, little scrolls near hinge with rivet. 3 3/4”

Die cast steel with simple streamlined form, rounded blades with clip points, rivet, marked * * J. Rodgers & Sons. 5"

Hand forged steel clip point scissors; unequal sized finger holes, steel rivet. Marked W Stevenson Sheffield. 7"" long"

Diecast steel scissors with simple curved handles with screw. 3.75."" Cattaraugus Cutlery

Diecast steel scissors with rounded clip point. Steel rivet, decorative twist effect in handle. 6"". No marks

Small, dainty polished steel pointed scissors with double-scrolled shafts. Hand finished. Screw. 3 3/4” long. Stamped with mark: KIND

Pair of clip point sewing scissors made of heavy cast steel with thick, flat handles with cast and incised decorations. 6 7/8” long. No discernible marks

1) Roll of strips of cloth stitched together, machine mostly, for weaving or braiding a rug. Sewn together by folding over the overlapped ends and stitching about an inch, diagonally along the length of the overlap. Thin brown ribbed dimity, black ground print with rosebud, blue stripe, etc. On the outside is one strip of red flannel that looks like the kind used as underlining in men’s coat lapels etc. 2) 2) Instruction Book for the Union Loom

Scrap paper with handwirtting in ink of it as a form of addres:

Sepia-purpleish copper roller floral print on cotton.

Black square fold-over shawl with deep border composed of two bands of tapestry woven pattern, and separately made and embroidered black, red, green, blue and white gates, surmounted with a row of embroidery on the black. The underside of the border is speculated to be cashmere.

Woven multi color shawl in rows of red, white, black, yellow and turquoise. Each strip has a different floral design. Small fringe along 2 sides

Long "plaid" form, heavy, pieced twill tapestry with about 24 pieces, with inserted 4-pointed black center field, with signature. No magenta dye. Long, narrow butas are stiff, rather self-contained. Nicely embroidered gates with short fringe. There is probably all or a lot of cashmere content, the back side feels a little slippery like cashmere in places. 56" x 120"

Black lace shawl, triangular, made of Pusher lace. Machined entirely. Picot edge, machined. Made of wool

Long rectangular stole of fine white India muslin, white cotton Chikan (Indian) embroidery of strongly stylized buta forms at each end. These have small tips. It has a good amount of drawn thread work, well-executed, including around the 4 edges. 106” x 34.5”

Cream colored cashmere shawl with fringe on ends created by pinking edge and twisting ends

Lady's black wool shawl in a twill weave, with edges trimmed in brocaded paisley design, in black, gold, green and a whitish blue color, also all of wool. Some holes, but no fringe.

Large shawl made from a fine sheer silk, with woven tone-on-tone stripes and intersecting lines. Edges sport fringe of self silk, netted into three rows. Excellent condition. Possibly Quaker. Relates to note: "From Elizabeth S. Kite / the shawl is at least / two hundred years old. / inherited by our aunt / Huldah Hoag Brinell - / from the Morris Family / of Germantown, whose / residence was used as / [capital?] of when Washington / was obliged to leave / Philadelphia when / the British took possession / of the latter city. / Ithaca June 1957"

Shawl made from silk in a crepe weave. Fine and semi-sheer. Border around 2.5" away from edge where warp and weft have been pulled away to reveal the other. Fine fringe on edges, netted into one layer. Came with note (2024.48.013a-f) that states: "a veritable museum piece / for my [beloved?] / Ann Reeves [Spe?] / a Chinese shawl – once white - / [?] dyed by Mrs. Shelborn Kite / history of [home maide?] - / E. S. Kite" (Other side: "Edith C Cope / Mitchell Street / Ithaca NY")

Lady's black wool shawl in w twill weave. Rectangular in shape, with black fringe netted on either shorter ends. Some moth holes.

Woven shawl in a muted colorway of various greys and blacks, and white stripes that converge at the corners forming tartan. Twill weave with fringe/tassels on all four edges. Moth-eaten holes across portions of the body, but structurally sounds. The shawl was worn and passed down to the female members of the family as follows: - Worn by Melissa Butts (1824-1910), who married Thomas Hugh Dunlavey Sr. (1819-1897) in 1850. - Passed down to Melissa Dunlavey (1861-1939), who married Frank H. Gossman (1859-1887) in 1885. - Passed down to Ruth Edith Gossman (1886-1979) who married John Jacob Grieb (1883-1956) in 1910.

Fine India muslin embroidered in white cotton with some Chikan stitches (stems) plus padded satin stitch, tambour, knots, and modest drawn thread work. Pattern emulates cone motifs and borders of Kashmir shawls: 4 cones with extra leaflet dangling from tip, across ends; narrow borders up sides of acanthus and leaf vine. Corner cones. Appears to be ‘Anglo-Indian’ work.

Triangular silk machine net droschel ground with appliqued Brussels motifs, ferns and flowers. Some needle lace fillings in flowers and along the edges. Edging along three sides. One corner has discreet join. The bottom sides are about 72” long.

Large triangular shawl, machine made black lace. Thin and fine. Needlerun outlines and applied picots. Design of lush groups of grasses, ferns and cosmos (?) with naturalistic group of exotic leaves flopping into bottom corner.