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4 Ladies and a Girl in Garden, "April Fools"

4 Ladies and a Girl in Garden, "April Fools"

Object/Artifact

First wears gray dress with double skirt, bodice has low squared neckline and enormous bell sleeves over enormous sheer long sleeves with cuffs. Trimmed with wide green ribbon. Lacy parasol. Next one in black with plaid shoulder cover of some kind. Next seems to be in spotted muslin, double tiered skirt, huge bell sleeves and generous shaped stole all trimmed with gray ruched ribbon. Next is in a coat dress made hoe horizontal gray bands, with long pointed waist, high neck with white collar, bell sleeves and simple undersleeves. Red parasol. Girl in pink dress with netted fingerless mitts.

5 Ladies in a Garden, Child with Sheep Pull-Toy, Mat

5 Ladies in a Garden, Child with Sheep Pull-Toy, Mat

Object/Artifact

First one wears gray dress with scalloped layers at hem, large bow in back with long, flat fringed streamers. Next wears evening dress white with draperies and trims of pink, small floral ornaments. Next wears orange trimmed with rust, stylized streaming panels in back trimmed with black lace. Next wears white trimmed with lavender, many pleated frills all over. Last in green with white lace trim and pink cording. Child in short dress with coat or open robe effect plays with pull-toy of 6 sheep on a platform.

Bank

Bank

Object/Artifact

Molded cast iron rooster toy bank with brown body and red head and cockscomb. Base decorated in red, green, yellow, and orange paint.

Berliner Modenspiegel No. 39

Berliner Modenspiegel No. 39

Print

Fashion plate depicting a man, two women, and a girl. The man is wearing a green frock coat over a red and blue striped vest, a black cravat, and tan trousers. On his head, a grey top hat. The first woman is wearing a blue dress with gigot sleeves, a white floral shawl and a grey apron. The girl is wearing a yellow dress with matching pantalettes. The second woman is wearing a white, elaborately decorated gown with a lace-trimmed pelerine. On her head, a white bonnet with a veil draped over it. Above them, a day cap with pink ribbon and a day cap with yellow ribbon.

Cabinet Card

Cabinet Card

Photograph

A photograph of a young boy and girl beside each other with their arms interlocked. Subjects are Herbert and Beth Fulton. This photograph was taken just before their deaths. Herbert on August 12, 1889 and Beth on August 14, 1889. Their father John passed away just a few weeks later.

Carte-de-Visite, Drew King Robinson & Lillian Edith Robinson

Carte-de-Visite, Drew King Robinson & Lillian Edith Robinson

Photograph

Little boy and girl image. The boy wears a black velvet suit of three pieces - buttons knickers, jacket and waistcoat. Large white "Eton" collar with white oversized tie. Tall leather boots. The girl wears a white infant frock, with scalloped hem edges. She holds a doll, and wears leather baby boots. Subject is Drew King Robinson & Lillian Edith Robinson.

Carte-de-visite

Carte-de-visite

Photograph

seated little girl wears dress with pin tuck bodice and a silk pinafore. she holds a doll

Child's Cup

Child's Cup

Object/Artifact

A child’s ceramic mug decorated with a purple transfer design featuring eagles and a commemoration of George Washington, with the inscription “To Washington the Deliverer” and purple stripes accenting the rim and scrolled handle.

Child's Plate

Child's Plate

Object/Artifact

The child's plate features a raised alphabet around the outer edge with a wave-like design around the very outer edge; in the center is a transferware, polychrome painted scene of a farmer with his dog; the farmer is directing two men gathering wheat in the field;trees, fencing and a house can also be seen in the scene; around the scene is a saying (or proverb) by Benjamin Franklin that reads "Not to Oversee Workmen is to Leave Your Purse Open."; the plate is finished with a smooth glaze; no markings to indicate a manufacturer.

Children Playing on Garden Steps

Children Playing on Garden Steps

Object/Artifact

Girl in white pinafore over a green dress; black hat. Boy in black suit with knee pants and pork pie hat. Girl in gray suit with black ribbon geometric accents; scalloped basque hem. Toddler in pale blue pin striped jacket and skirt. Young boy in black suit trimmed with lines outlining the tabbed edge of his jacket. Girl in blue dress with blue ribbon geometic trim; black pinafore with buttons down the front. Smaller girl in blue dress with dagged pattern on hem, white sacque and snood. Older boy in coat with collar and lapels, trousers.

China Doll

China Doll

Object/Artifact

China doll with original clothing. China head, arms and legs. White cotton lace trimmed dress.

Chinese Puzzle Game

Chinese Puzzle Game

Object/Artifact

Small Chinese puzzle game. Box is highly carved with people, trees, flowers, and buildings. Puzzle pieces form two rectangles.

Costume Parisien, No. 33.3

Costume Parisien, No. 33.3

Print

Fashion plate depicting a mother and child. The woman is wearing a grey dress with white cap sleeves and pink bands at the cuffs. On her head, a pink and white striped turban with flowers at the front. The child is wearing a distinctly oriental-inspired outfit consisting of baggy white trousers, a red vest, and a white turban.

Cradle

Cradle

Object/Artifact

Hooded cradle. Made for Katherine MacKay, daughter of Mordecai MacKay.

Cup

Cup

Object/Artifact

Cup with a black transfer of two young boys trying to reach a parrot in a cage that is hanging from the ceiling. Reads "TRYING TO REACH THE PARROT". Reproduction.

Diary of Dr. John Sterricker Jr.

Diary of Dr. John Sterricker Jr.

Object/Artifact

Diary of Dr. John Sterricker Jr., written when he was 15-16 years old. Writes about going away to school, activities, and friends and family. The office of John and his father, Dr. John Sterricker Sr., was moved from Roseboom, New York to the GCV&M.

Doll Cradle

Doll Cradle

Object/Artifact

Cradle, doll Swinging cradle on frame. Interior in original red paint. Exterior in original dark blue-green paint. Banding and striping in ochre and white.

Drawers

Drawers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched girl's drawers made of plain white cotton. The bodice is a rectangle with self-straps. Closes in back with 2 buttons. Drawers open in the back and part way up the front; legs narrow at the bottom with a small hem.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

2-piece machine-stitched girl's princess polonaise dress; made of brown silk taffeta with narrow stripes of space dyed yarn, (giving a ikat effect). Top (a) - high round neckline; long narrow sleeves set high on the shoulder, kilted frill at base of draped cuff and around the skirt hem. Skirt (b) - lined with glazed brown cotton, shaped at the bottom and pulled into puffs with blue and white striped cotton tapes. Polonaise has dropped waist with an asymmetrically draped apron front beneath a long V-shaped panel on the center front containing shirred fabric on the bias.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched girl's dress made of gauzy India muslin and embroidered with white cotton in stem stitch. Tambour and very refined drawn thread work; in each corner of the hem is a large circle with elaborate drawn thread work surrounded by leaves and stems that border the piece; field has widely spaced springs with varied drawn thread work fillings; appears to originally have been an apron dating about 1760-1780; made of two whole 32.5" widths of cloth embroidered after joining; top is stitched into gathers under the arms where the top edge is just turned over to the inside to form the lower arc of the armscye; slightly scooped (apron waist) neckline with gathering tape; the back one goes over the sleeve tops as well; no waist; opens all the way down the back; short sleeves whose ends are worked in a bravura lace like drawn pattern with floral motifs; three casing with fine linen braided tapes draw the sleeve up in front, back and outside; no anchor point or buttons visible for free end of tape.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely machine-stitched child’s dress made of white cotton. Square yoke front and back. Vertical strips of ruching with narrow insertion, surrounded by triangular tabs bordered and edged with lace. Very full long sleeves ending in insertion band and lace frills. Very full skirt set into yoke, with insertion above 4” hem. 3 small MOP buttons on yoke.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched infant boy's dress made of fine white. High-waisted bodice gathered into the scooped neck with bound edge and drawstring. Inset waistband made of embroidered insertion (same as on 2004.131) forming casing for fine tape ties run along the top and bottom edge. Short double-puffed sleeves with cuff bands trimmed, like the neck, with Ayrshire edging. Long skirt gathered into waistband evenly all around. Unusually detailed embroidered insertion set with piping above the deep hem. The skirt front has vertical (not angled) robings on either side of a central embroidered strip with an eyelet center ‘vein’. The satin stitched designs are not Ayrshire, and look a lot like the work on the chemisette with the drawn thread sections, varied here, and the spiky flowers.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched boy’s dress made of white cotton. white, insertion trim. High waisted with a slightly gathered bodice. Inset waistband with lace forming casing for a ribbon. Scoop neck with bound edge and drawstring. Short double-puffed sleeves. Skirt gathered into waistband evenly all around. Lace insertion above deep hem.

Dress

Dress

Object/Artifact

Girl’s dress made of pale celadon green Liberty silk, entirely hand stitched with silk thread. Smocked yoke and cuffs, embroidered pointed turned down collar and shoulder sections. Self covered buttons, 2 decorative ones in center front of collar. Pocket in right side. Lined completely with thin plain white cotton. Maybe it should have a matching sash like the gold Langdon dress; however the green one does not have one... This is important as an example of a wealthy child’s “greenery yallery” reform dress, the young Ida Langdon being a good example of such. She had more than one as evidenced in her portraits.

Dress

Dress

Object/Artifact

Little boy’s dress, entirely hand stitched. Made of brilliant printed with black and red spot pattern. Bodice gathered generously into shallow yoke with wide shallow neckline. Short, straight sleeves trimmed with 2 rows of Ayreshire edging. Short skirt gathered into piped self waistband. 2 pearl buttons on waistband in back, and 2 more on yoke. Skirt length and bodice side seam the same measurements as the other dress, but this one looks smaller!

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched girls dress made of Delaine fabric; orange ground with alternating round 'buds,' one lilac with white surround, the other red with dark teal surround, superimposed on bleached-out-looking yellow leaves and bars. Infant bodice gathered into yoke with shallow wide neckline; lined with white cotton; back opening closed with tiny incised 4-hole mother of pearl buttons. Full long sleeves gathered into narrow cuffs; jockeys curved up to armscye. Set-in waistband. Short skirt, tuck above hem which is faced with pinked white cotton. Skirt was gathered with a layer of printed cotton to give body to it. Top stitched with white silk thread. Neck and jockeys bound with 1 1/8" fancy ribbon, also used to form a bowknot at the top of the sleeve. The ribbon has yellow ribbed brocade stripes on the sides with a deliciated brocaded pink rosebud trail down the center. Very lovingly made.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

3-piece girl's dress made of fine peach-colored 'cashmere' partly machine stitched. Trimmed with 3 rows of narrow cerulean blue velvet ribbon on all hems. Basque with princess seaming has longer pointed 'tails' in back; turquoise velvet colored dome buttons close the back. Long pagoda sleeves with machine lace edging tacked to the inside of the sleeve hem; a narrow lace frill at the high neck. Piped armscyes. 2-lobed apron overskirt (a) - high at the sides; plain cotton waistband is basted onto the similar skirt waistband. Shin-length skirt is full, more so in the back, closes with a large brass hook. Basque (b) - lined with plain white or cream cotton. Skirt (c) - lined with coarser, thin sized natural cotton lining. Bodice was made with fabric from slightly different dye lots.

Dress

Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Girl's ensemble made of rich brown / eggplant purple silk satin. Embellished with beautifully painted flowers, birds, etc., and black iridescent beads, apparently original. Dress (a) - very low waist band above double row of medium width box pleats; center bodice panel between flat bands has horizontal shirred rows. Long straight sleeves with turnback cuffs above narrow box pleated frill. Lace edging (machine run) gathered around the neck for a simple collar, and lace frill inside cuffs. Back opening; full length; has 14 iridescent black glass buttons with a bird design. Cape (b) - with attached wide ribbon ties with little floral sprays painted at the bottom. Bottom finished with crenelated effect achieved with spaced slits. Lined with maroon silk. Between each flap is a double or triple strand of black bead fringe. Purse (c) - with rounded bottom and pointed flap made of the cape lining. Black bead tassel at the bottom, and knit strap with beads forms the handle.

Dress, Christening

Dress, Christening

Object/Artifact

Infant’s Christening gown made of soft ivory silk satin, trimmed with ivory fly fringe. Entirely hand stitched with off white linen S singles thread. Bodice lined with ivory cotton jean (MID) that has pilled; skirt and sleeves lined with fine ivory Persian with light blue selvages showing through. Front neckline has a double-curved “sweetheart” neckline.Tubular sleeves with cuffs, finished before being tacked to lower armscye of finished bodice. Finished straps with curved ends are attached at back neck; appear to have been stitched to sleeve tops after the baby was inside it. Body and skirt cut in one and fitted to body with sets of released pleats — 3 on either side of front, 1 at each side, and 3 inverted pleats in back. Bottoms of front pleats stitched in place at hem. Elaborate ivory silk loop and fly fringe sewn straight along the edge of cuff and the front opening of skirt; it meanders slightly around the hem.

Fashion Plate

Fashion Plate

Object/Artifact

Five women and a child are depicted posing in a line in a indoor setting. The woman to the far left is in an all purple dress with a matching shawl. A large bow is at the end of her bustle skirt. Ruffles and stripes decorate the dress. Her hair is pinned with minimal adornments. The woman next to her has a red, and champagne colored ensemble with a wide train. A large red bow adorns the train and accentuated with pleated red ruffles along the bottom and triangle bustle skirt that comes to a point with the bow. Her bodice is covered both from her angle (turned) and a black ladies' wrap with frills and lace. Her hair is secured under a white bonnet with frill and red flowers and green leaves. The woman in the middle is turned all the way around to show off her many green bows that line her skirt down the center back. She holds a white and pink flower in her left hand, and no adornments in her hair. The woman to the right of her, is behind a child. Her gown is red and white, with accents of gold. Lines of red with a daisy flower pattern accents the white rouching of the skirt. Underneath a pattern of white and gold stripes decorate the bottom. Her bodice is elegant and accented with gold and white lace along the neckline. She is adorned with jewels and a single gold flower in her hair's apex. She is holding a gold. folded fan. The child in front of her, to the right, is dressed in a what is speculated to either be a tartan frock or tunic. The child is also wearing a black Bolero jacket and is holding some type of wind instrument. The woman all the way to the right is also turned around, much like the other woman (may be to show off the intricate designs on the back of the gowns during this new season of fashion). She is wearing a black gown with a blue underskirt. She is wearing a black ladies' wrap with ruffling to her right shoulder. Her bustle is ruched and pinned along the center back. Pointed attachments of the same fabric accentuates the design. The blue fabric under her lengthy bodice is depicted to have what looks to be buttons secured and creating a pattern.

Fashion Plate

Fashion Plate

Object/Artifact

Five women and a child are posed showing off the latest fashion in a indoor setting. The woman all the way to the left is dressed in a white wedding gown. She is turned so the viewer can see the long veil and lace detailing. The woman to the right of her is dressed in purple and black. Her dress has beaded detailing throughout the skirt and shoulder. The center front, shoulder lining and base trim is adorned with pleated ruffles. The woman to the right of her, in the middle is dressed in a elegant wedding dress with intricate detailing. There is a variety of rouching, beading, and lace. Her hair is curled to the side, with a bun securing the veil. She is holding a small red book. The child in front of her is dressed in a grey and red dress and matching hat. The woman to the right is dressed in a blue dress with matching buttons and fur-like trimming. She is holding a matching muff of the same fur. Her hat is a crochet hat with a yellow feather. The woman all the way to the right is dressed in a mustard yellow and emerald-green ensemble. The dress is detailed with fur-like trimming and geometric cuts to the dress openings. Her hair is secured with a matching green headband.

Fashion Plate

Fashion Plate

Object/Artifact

Five women are depicted, the middle woman is with a child. The woman all the way to the left is in a red and black gown with dramatic points and stripes. A black bow with a red button tightens the back. Her hair is pulled into a bun, and she has red flowers in her hair. A red ribbon is securing her hair underneath. The woman next to her on the right is in a green gown with a white stripe undershirt and green dress that has the shoulders come to a point; adorned with a green flower. She has white ruffles and a big bow at the base of her dress gathering the fabric. Her hair is decorated with pink flowers and green leaves. The woman in the middle is dressed in all black with a blue striped underskirt. There are brief, modest ruffling. Her bonnet is secured with a blue long flowing ribbon. Her right hand is holding the hand of a child dress in tan and red with three tassels decorating the back. The hat is flat at the top. The woman to the right of the woman in the middle is wearing a purple dress with a black vest. Tassels are decorated throughout the ensemble, black on the vest, and purple on the dress. An arch like pattern is decorated on the base of her dress. The woman all the way to the right is dressed in a tan and orange dress with a round point in the back. Tassels decorate the garment; she is holding binoculars. Her hand is flat like the child's, but she has fabric attached.

Frilly Ladies and Girl in Pink

Frilly Ladies and Girl in Pink

Object/Artifact

One lady in pale green tiered dress and black mantle gesturing to another wearing blue and brown tiered dress, each with elbow length bell sleeves and very frilled undersleeves. Also a little girl dressed in a flaring pink tiered dress with bretelles and cross straps in front. Altogether very frillly. Marked: “Magasin des demoiselles....Bureaux du Journal 51 Rue Lafitte Paris.”

Godey’s Fashions for August 1864

Godey’s Fashions for August 1864

Object/Artifact

“Godey’s Fashions for August 1864” - 5 ladies on terrace overlooking water and cliffs; one wears a sheer blouse and a Swiss belt; another a red jacket with points. A little girl wears a green jumper.

Godey’s Fashions for October 1864

Godey’s Fashions for October 1864

Object/Artifact

“Godey’s Fashions for October 1864” 5 ladies and a girl. One admires herself in a riding habit, one in morning dress, others in day wear; girl in blouse and bolero or zouave jacket which matches her skirt.

Gown, Long

Gown, Long

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched infant long gown made of fine white lawn, semi sheer; embroidered with Ayreshire style eyelet work. Fairly high waist made as a casing for a 1" silk ribbon, still present. The ribbon is now a pale cream color, with delicate brocade geometric design. The long, somewhat narrow skirt exhibits no seams except near the hem; apparently a seam was worked into both of the long lines of embroidery down each side front. The hem double-scalloped with eyelet borders and floral sprays; the bodice has a small floral motif with triangular center panel, and a field of eyelets. Edging across the neck, waist, and panel made of rows of French knots. Short raglan sleeves with triangular panel on top.

Infant Shirt

Infant Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Fine hand-stitched diamond-patterned linen toweling. Wide flaring shape, elbow-length tubular sleeves finished with narrow lace. A double row of lace insertion at the shoulder. Drawstring in the casing around the neck.

Infant's Gown

Infant's Gown

Object/Artifact

Infant’s long dress, entirely hand stitched fine white cotton. Smooth front skirt, gored at sides with very shallow, wide bodice. Very narrow linen PW tape drawstrings in waist casing in back form gathers in skirt. Casing, etc., in back neckline. Very narrow shoulder ‘strap.’ Short sleeves held in puffs by 3 vertical rows of Ayreshire insertion. Same insertion forms horizontal bands in F bodice between rows of extremely narrow tucks. 2 similar bands at hems; bodice, hem and sleeves edged with similar Ayreshire. Astounding quality of stitching.

Infant's Gown

Infant's Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched infant’s cooler made of fine white cotton. Smooth front with no waistline; gored sides. The casing forms a high waist in the back. Wide shallow scooped neckline with narrow hem forming casing in back. Fine PW linen tape drawstrings. Short raglan sleeves edged with tiny rikrak made of tape. 5” hem with a double row of rikrak insertion, edged with a .5” band of fabric. Triple row of insertion down sleeve top, between rows of extremely fine pin tucks. 18” center front neck hem to bottom edge.

Infant's Gown

Infant's Gown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Long white cotton dress. Short sleeves with ruffles on the ends. Cut out embroidered bodice. Adornments on sleeves.

Journal des Demoiselles No III

Journal des Demoiselles No III

Print

Fashion plate depicting a girl in a dark red dress and mantle with an ermine muff and a wide-brimmed white hat with a red ribbon, a day cap with green adornment, a day cap with blue adornment, two sleeves with green ribbon, one sleeve with yellow ribbon, and two chemisettes with blue ribbon.

Journal des Demoiselles, August 1861

Journal des Demoiselles, August 1861

Print

Fashion plate depicting children's clothing and various accessories. At the center, a long infant gown with rows of elaborate frills at the sides, collar, sleeves, and down the front. A pink ribbon sash crosses the body over the wearer's left shoulder. Top left, a child's white coat with black braid scrollwork. Top center, a black net snood with purple ribbons and pompoms. Top right, a child's apron with frills along the pocket flaps and bretelles. At the sides, two women's chemisettes and two full undersleeves.

Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs, June 1853

Journal des Marchands-Tailleurs, June 1853

Print

Fashion plate depicting six men and one boy. The first man is wearing a black tailcoat with a white embroidered waistcoat and light blue pantaloons with bands of black stripes. Around his neck, a black cravat. On his head, a black top hat. The second man is wearing a grey frock coat with a melon-colored, embroidered waistcoat and white pantaloons. On his head, a grey top hat. The third man, viewed from the back, is wearing a black tailcoat over tan pantaloons and a red cravat. In his hand, a black top hat. The fourth man is wearing a black morning coat over a pale grey waistcoat and pantaloons. Around his neck, a blue plaid cravat. On his head, a tan hat. The fifth man is wearing a black frock coat with black pantaloons and a white cravat. The boy is wearing a grey spencer with a white shirt, pink plaid skirt, and white pantalettes with embroidered, dagged edges. On his head, a straw hat with a white band. The sixth man is wearing a black frock coat with a maroon waistcoat and pale blue pants with bands of black stripes. Around his neck, a green cravat.

Lady and Six Children in a Garden

Lady and Six Children in a Garden

Object/Artifact

Woman with 6 children in a garden. She wears a green and white banded dress with a basque bodice and pagoda sleeves. First girl wears blue tiered skirt with a hint of fancy pantalette showing; green bonnet. Little girl in blue pinafore dress over a blouse, more pantalette on view. Next girl in pink skirt with 3 rows of fringed black net, bretelles to match; white blouse. Toddler seated in elaborately embroidered, frill dress with blue bows and boots. Lad in blue jacket with basque, grecian meander trim. Peaked cap; pantelettes also on view. Last girl show back of dark silk bodice with long pleated basque over enormous two-tiered skirt with hint of pantalette showing, green boots, pink bonnet with black lozenge pattern.

Moden Z. 1816

Moden Z. 1816

Print

Fashion plate depicting two women and two girls. The first woman is in back view, wearing a white dress under a square shawl with a red border. On her head, a white bonnet with a sheer brim and ruffles around the edge. Both girls are dressed similarly in white dresses with lace decorations down the front, though the girl on the right has long sleeves and is adorned with green ribbons. The second woman is wearing a simple white dress with puffed sleeves and ruched ovals above the hem.

Moden Z. 1833 No. 41

Moden Z. 1833 No. 41

Print

Fashion plate depicting a woman in a floral-printed dress with a black pelerine and pink-plumed black bonnet, a second woman in a pale blue dress with a blue calico shawl and white bonnet, a girl wearing a white dress with a pink apron, a boy wearing a black spencer over tan trousers, and a man in a black tailcoat with tan trousers. Above them, a lace day cap with pink ribbons, a day cap with green ribbons, a black lace shawl with pink lining, a blue bonnet with plumes, and a yellow bonnet with frills.

Moden Z. 1836, No. 28

Moden Z. 1836, No. 28

Print

Fashion plate depicting two women, two boys, one girl, and one man. The first woman is wearing a blue day dress and a white lace shawl. On her head, a white day cap with blue ribbon. The second woman is wearing a white day dress with floral print and a blue, fringed shawl. On her head, a straw bonnet with black ribbons and red flowers. The first boy is wearing green plaid trousers and what appears to be a harness of sorts. On his head, a red cap. The second boy is wearing a black frock coat with gigot sleeves over blue striped trousers. On his head, an orange hat with green accents. The girl is wearing a white dress with a white pelerine that has been tucked into a pink belt at the waist. On her head, a pink bonnet. The man is wearing a brown frock coat over blue plaid trousers and a yellow plaid cravat. On his head, a pale blue top hat. Above them, the heads of eight women. Two are in veils, one is in a lingerie cap, one is in a straw bonnet with pink ribbons, and two are wearing elegant, curled coiffures. The final two are wearing bonnets and are uncolored.

Pinafore

Pinafore

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely machine-stitched large pinafore. ‘Bubble’ stripes. Flared, side seams, Wide neck. Bound hems (polka dots). Shaped sleeves with tucks. 3 missing buttons.

Promenade Dress September 1802

Promenade Dress September 1802

Print

Fashion plate depicting a woman wearing an orange tunic over a white chemisette with baggy sleeves. On her head, a turban-like orange cap. Accompanying her, a child, viewed from the back, wearing a white dress and a straw hat with a blue ribbon.

Sampler

Sampler

Object/Artifact

Mourning Sampler. Polychrome silk on linen. The sampler features a floral border of vines and flowers. Near the top portion is the alphabet, the numbers one through ten, and the date July 8, 1841. Below this, inside a border of flowers is the following poem: So fades the lovely blooming flower Sweet smiling solace of an hour So soon our transient comforts fly And Pleasures only bloom to die Under the poem is a memorial stone with an urn on top. The memorial reads: In memory of Nelson Stark who died June 3rd 1840 in the 5th year of his life. Other imagery includes two evergreen trees, two women talking and holding bouquets, a weeping willow tree, a house, urns of flowers, a single cut flower, a Greek column, and a goldfinch. At the bottom are the words: Wrought by Fanny E. Stark when ten years of age. R.A. Hall teacher.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with a black transfer of two young boys trying to reach a parrot in a cage, hanging from the ceiling. The saucer has the alphabet around the edge and the words "Trying to Reach the Parrot". Reproduction

Sawtooth Quilt

Sawtooth Quilt

Object/Artifact

Crib sized indigo and white patchwork quilt with alternate blue and white triangular border. Quilt has a striped backing in a brown, pink and cream design. Sawtooth pattern.

Suit

Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched toddler boy's Eaton suit made from nankeen. Stitched with brown thread that shows through to the front. Coat (a) - armscyes set close together in the back; shaped long sleeves, faux turnback cuffs with slits on the sides. Morning coat style; high waist with curved opening to tails; collarless, double breasted with turnover lapels. 5 self buttons on each side and at top and bottom of tails. Pantaloons (b) - high rise; high waistband that buttons with 2 buttons; 4 braces buttons and 8 on the wide fall; silt in base of pants leg which appears to be intended to stop at lower calf; no pockets; original buttons are gone. (if cloth covered like the coat, were probably replaced by metal buttons; evidence of metal buttons in impressed circles in the sites, slits through which shanks were passed and remains of heavy linen thread used to secure them).

Suit

Suit

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched little boy's suit made of blue and white striped cotton. Pants (a) - fairly high-waisted pants, the attached bodice of the same fabric, that buttons up the back; pants button to the bodice waist in back; long side openings with a deep pocket reached through a vertical welt on the right side. Unlined. Buttons are die-cast gilt brass, concave with a hammered pattern, attached for serious use by inserting the shank through the cloth and sewing to a heavy linen or cotton reinforcement strip. One button was replaced with a similar kind in the back on top, and three more across the back. Buttons down each side opening. Spencer Jacket (b) - single breasted has self-facing in front, to sides; pocket inside left front. Standing collar, shaped sleeves with fullness on top, separate cuff, and one button at the base. The center front buttons stop short of the top.

System of Modern Geography, S

System of Modern Geography, S

Book

Physical, Political, and Descriptive; Accompanied by a New Atlas of Forty-Four Copperplate Maps, and Illustrated by Two Hundred Engravings.

Toy

Toy

Object/Artifact

A mother cat sitting on a squeek box, moulded of papier mache and painted light brown with black stripes; when you push down on the cat, its mouth opens.

Toy

Toy

Object/Artifact

Boiler, laundry, toy. Lid with strap handle. Two strap handles on boiler. Three decorative bands on boiler.

Toy

Toy

Object/Artifact

Toy, castor set with 3 pressed glass bottles, 2 with metal covers, 1 with glass stopper.

Toy Chamber Pot

Toy Chamber Pot

Object/Artifact

Toy chamber pot. Bulbous form with wide white band around center enclosed with brown stripes. Strap handle.

Toy Piano

Toy Piano

Object/Artifact

Child's toy upright piano with eight painted playable keys. Paper plaque on face has two cherubs, one playing a trumpet, the other a violin. There is a lyre in the center surrounded by laurel leaves, a decorative floral pattern, and the word "Grand". Colors on the plaque are brown, gold and turquoise.

Transparency, Lantern Slide

Transparency, Lantern Slide

Object/Artifact

Magic Lantern Glass Slide – bordered in brown paper. Scene of children playing L-R: One older boy stands in front of two younger children (one boy, one girl) the girl is holding a red book, three children – one younger boy and one younger girl watch as an older boy attempts to build a house of cards, an older girl sits in a chair with a book in her lap a smaller girl is looking at the book, one older girl sits at a play kitchen beside her is younger girl with a toy pot in her lap. Number 34 in the upper right corner

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