Waistcoat of fine camblet or cambleteen, with dainty printed border design of decorative grasses and swirling stems aranged to align with edges of garment and pocket welts. Single breasted, 8 carved mother of pearl sew-through buttons. Two welt pockets, level and rib height. Bottom at natural waist, round. High standing collar. Back is coarse cotton with no ties. Inside lined with same.

Little boy’s DB waistcoat made of heavy dark brown mohair [?] forming fine pinwale effect punctuated with tiny white diamond shapes. Entirely hand stitched. Lined and backed with brown PW cotton, no back adjustment of any kind. Short and wide with a slight point at CF. Narrow back — deep set, large armscyes. Turnover collar, revers formed by flipping top of body back. Level welt pockets at each side. 6 black silk covered dome buttons on either side, aligned diagonally to converge at CF bottom. This seems strange since the buttons appear to be in the original positions and show heavy wear, yet by buttoning them in any way, except to button the lowest one only, the waistcoat is misaligned.

Woman’s white diamond-textured pique riding habit vest, entirely hand stitched. Natural waistline in back, very deep front point with a long, boned bust dart on each side; bone in each side seam; peplum effect from short flaps bearing small pockets with shaped flaps (the right one is blind). Back is a single layer of sturdy white cotton. Eyelets for hooks, replaced with hooks and loops, to hook on the opposite side. The hooks are spaced closely at the waist. Left facing has a bit of a printed novelty shirting,

Entirely hand-stitched waistcoat made of fine ivory silk satin. Pointed waist but a bit high. Welt pockets placed high. Wide shawl collar standing high on neck. Self-covered buttons. Back fullness controlled by 2 pairs of wide sized cotton tapes attached to side back. Light tan cotton lining and back.

Entirely hand-stitched waistcoat made of ivory silk matelassé with a crepe-like texture. Straight ‘shawl’ lapels with an angle halfway down. High collar. Deeply cut armscyes. Pointed front waist edge. Straight sides. Welt pockets wide and at a slight angle. 4 angled buttonholes, 4 small self buttons. Lined and backed with rather coarse white cotton. For a smaller adult.

Entirely hand-stitched waistcoat made of knitted yarn. Single-breasted. Long, pointed bottom. Concealed button placket. 5 small dark vegetable ivory buttons. Collarless. 2 short welt pockets made of wool. Back is lined with red flannel. Front lined with brown twilled, glazed cotton. Front opening and bottom faced with Italian. Period repairs to back neck which was not reinforced in any way. Inside interlined with sized linen which shows where the lining has worn away and been repaired. Hand-stitched drill patch pocket inside left front, closes with a pair of brass pants buttons.

Machine-stitched with hand-stitched finishing boy's waistcoat made of twilled worsted with faint black and gray stripes. Long and pointed. Self-button closure with 5 vegetable ivory buttons. Collarless. 3 slash pockets lined with checked cotton which is also used for the facing. Lined and backed with thin brown PW cotton, also used for the strap which has a black lacquered buckle.

Waistcoat made of cotton. Wide lapels. 4 small black buttons. 2 pockets on the left; one chest high, the other low on the waist. One pocket on the right at the waist. Back constructed of tan silk with a back buckle

Partly hand and machine-stitched waistcoat made of extensively altered, printed medium silk-cotton. The print is of a striped beige background with fine brown dots. Collarless. Flared bottom to hang below to mid-thigh. 2 pocket flaps are placed low in the front and they are padded to give a rounded profile. 9 modern buttons and 4 buttonholes reworked in the back from a new brown cotton with an adjustable back buckle.

Flared waistcoat made of cotton. Floral embroidery along the center front and neck-hole. Designed to hang below to mid-thigh. 2 pocket flaps are placed.

Waistcoat made of navy blue wool. Goes with frock coat 2015.05.1

Men's waistcoat made of black fine cashmere wool. Figured weave of vertical chains with horizontal ribbing between vertical chains. Single-breasted with four buttons at the center front. Deep shawl collar, and pointed split on the center front hem points. One pocket on each breast above the hem, but no breast pocket. Backed and lined with black wool sateen fabric. The center back strap is buckled. Two darts shape the bottom half of each breast on either side. The depth of the shawl collar indicates that this was worn in the evening, but not with 'White Tie'.

Cane made of what could be pearwood, with turned whale ivory knob above ridged brass band, and baleen-wrapped tip. Randomly spaced dots of inlaid ebony [?]. Hole for carrying cord (missing) about 4” from top, faced with baleen.

Folding needlework pocketbook or wallet with a divided pocket on each side when opened. Exterior is embroidered in a wool satin stitch covering the whole base; background is dark olive green with large scrolling yellow stems across the entire piece, bearing a large pomegranate, Tudor rose and plumed leaf as well as various berries, florets and buds; maroon, red, pink, scarlet, fold, yellow, white, apple green, dark blue and light blue dyed PW cloth. The embroidered section is lined with thin glazed pink PW wool; the dividers are covered with bright red twilled wool or calamanco.

Tan leather wallet with stamped designs of a basket of flowers between two lyres. Semi-classical borders; reverse-curve flap edge; strap that encircles the whole wallet; passing under a strap on the back and the front. Opens up to reveal a pocket at the bottom and another in the middle section beneath a pair of flaps extending from each side. Lined with PW cotton.

Tan leather wallet, folds open from center, twice; machine stitched. No straps. Outside has tooled ruled lines forming a border and crossed diagonals. About 4” x 8”. Interior has a full-width pocket on each end, with a thin, light leather flap. Each of the two center sections merely has a pair of similar flaps extending inward from the sides. Simple ruled borders on the interior pieces. One flap is stamped in red or purple, very faint now, “--------ED” or the like. Another has a handwritten penned initials and “1.25”

Hand stitched leather wallet; stamped with eagle motif outside. Long strap; compartments inside. Inscription: “Emanual First brech [?]. His Pock a book, July 31, 1833”

Leather wallet, 2 inner pockets, one with strap closure, stamped 3x with decorative ink stamp “Jeremy Whitman”. Outer strap missing. Entirely hand stitched. Pink glazed calico lining on one side, white on the other. Outside stamped slightly with floral border and cross bars.

Hand stitched leather wallet, partially reinforced with PW cotton, stamped motifs throughout of hunting dog and grove. Inner pockets and compartments. Long strap to wind around whole thing when closed. Scalloped flap.

Folded leather wallet stamped with roses and eagle designs inside and out. Short outer strap; none inside. 2 pockets and 1 set flaps inside. Entirely hand stitched.

Tan leather wallet made to fold up into 5 sections, secured by a long strap through loops on the outside. Inside has white kid flaps across length of the middle three sections to hold paper currency. There is a double pocket across each end, the outer one covered with a white flap. One long flap has inked inscription: “Aug. 29, 1859, A.G. Wheeler Place of Residence. Meridian, Cayuga Co. NY Under the flaps there is a one-hundred-dollar Confederate bill (Richmond) signed August 13, 1862; a two-dollar bill, and a five-dollar bill on the Bank of Monroe

Tan Russia leather pocketbook, faded from darker brown. Curved flap with tab extending to back, secured by a strap. Front flap has one pasteboard pocket, the back, two, lined with blue paper. Outside edges have narrow tooled stripe borders; inside edges including pockets have narrow chain-link borders. A “B” is stamped inside the end of the tab. Ink inscription on inside reads: Robt Raymond. Orange County. State of N. York 1822. The inside is lined with pieced leather.

Wallet or small portfolio of red Morocco, lined with tan leather with various tooled decorative borders, and rose patterned paper, not marbled- looks like wet-on-wet stamping. Green liner on inner tab. Several compartments including a divider with sections for pencils etc. Gold stamped lettering on top edge reads: BENJAMEN JOY, JUNr UNION RIVER. 1801. Inside an ink inscription reads: “Came into possession of Benjamin F. Joy when of age 1869". The paper lining is plain Gold stamped lettering on top edge reads: BENJAMAN JOY, SURRY. 1805

Wallet or small portfolio of red Morocco, lined with tan leather with various tooled decorative borders, and rose patterned paper, not marbled- looks like wet-on-wet stamping. pink liner on inner tab. Several compartments including a divider with sections for pencils etc. Gold stamped lettering on top. Gold stamped lettering on top edge reads: BENJAMAN JOY, SURRY. 1805. Within a narrow pocket made in the wall of one section is what looks like a tiny pencil but is a decoratively turned steel implement that looks like an awl of some kind, 2 3/8” long.

Ledger bound envelope style in brown leather with simple tooled borders. Lined with melon-colored paper. Contains pad of paper with pencil-ruled writing lines on the top sheet. About 20 have inked column rulings; the rest are blank. Inked inscription: “Accounts of Notes of L. P. Warren’s

1) Purple leather; folder form with 4 compartments; flap; missing strap. 2) miniature tintype: young man 3) miniature tintype: infant 4) miniature tintype: woman 5) miniature tintype: girl or boy"

Pear-shaped brown velvet watch holder with twisted pink and blue cord; pink flowers embroidered on back; initials within a wreath embroidered on pocket; "Three red flowers at base of wreath; backed with dark blue damask; cross stitched on front of pocket. Embroidered initials A.B.

Woman's dress of white cotton muslin with weft patterning in alternating plain and broken stripes, lined in back with unpatterned muslin. Rounded neckline, slightly flattened in front where there is an added, slightly pleated panel in bodice. No evidence of fastenings on back closure remain. Side back seams are piped. Skirt is pleated to bodice in back. Warp patterning becomes denser and more complex toward hem, in a broad register of floral and foliate motifs above a horizontal stripe. Bottom edge of dress is finished with a long muslin ruffle. Short, full oversleeves edged with muslin ruffle (partially reconstructed); there is a very small eyelet in each sleeve near armscye, slightly toward back of shoulder, likely to allow for a ribbon or tape of draw up oversleeve. Some vestiges of undersleeves remain in armscye. Hand sewn.

Two-piece wedding gown from the 1857 wedding of James A. Hyde and Hannah Chatterton. Bodice - icy blue taffeta silk lined with glazed white cream cotton. Long bell sleeves trimmed with ruched taffeta, and orange golden fringe in silk. Bodice has diagonal pleats across bust, with CF opening of hooks and eyes. Straight waist. Small faux-frog closures of same golden orange silk as the fringe. High round neckline. Pipping at neckline and armscye and waist line. Inside of bust are two bust pads. Skirt - made from same icy blue silk taffeta, lined with glazed cream cotton. skirt is set into waistband with knife pleats, but waistband is not original. CB opening, but no hooks and eyes remains. No hem facing, but hem edge is bound with black cotton twill tape. Stains on skirt. One bodice frog-closure is detached but present with dress.

Wedding dress of off-white silk with a complex twill weave, lined with lightweight linen. Wide neckline, finished with piping; center back closure with hooks and eyes (top hook missing). Front of bodice is gathered to piped shoulder seams, but pleated below bust to top of waistband, with pleats pointing toward piped center front seam. Bodice lining dips down to just below the bust point/above the pleats in front, and has a narrow whalebone inserted into channel at center front. Curved, piped side back seams. Full sleeves, pleated to piped armscye, and tapering from elbow to wrist, where they are piped and fasten with a hook and thread eye. Straight skirt is pleated to waistband across front and sides, and gauged at center back. Hem is faced with slightly heavier, stained linen. Hand sewn. Matching pelerine of the same silk, lined with the same linen as the bodice. Neck edge is bound and the rest is piped; lower edge is also trimmed, outside of piping, with bias band of same silk. Also hand sewn.

Pair of women's slippers of off-white silk satin, lined with white linen and white kid, with white kid insoles. Bow of off-white satin ribbon topped with rosettes of the same trimmed with off-white cotton lace and a scalloped steel button sewn to throat. Silk-covered elastic bands sewn at ends to each side of opening (likely meant to be twisted around ankle). Squared toe; flat sole. "Droit" and "gauche" written on insoles, and an abstract symbol (presumably a maker's mark) is written on the toe of each sole. Hand sewn.

"1) Bridal veil wreath made of wax orange blossoms, mostly buds and a few opening blossoms, with leaves. greatest concentrated mostly in center front.2) Cluster of similar buds and blossoms with vinelike trail of stem to which two small clusters remain attached. Since the stem wax is split apart along the wire like beads it is impossible to tell what else may have been attached, if anything.3) About 21 sprigs and 5 small clusters. See also bridal corset 2002.023; bridal chemise and drawers 2002.022; bridal dress 2002.095; bridal shoes 2002.151; bridal fan 2002.152."