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1890 beaded satin gown

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Couture quality beaded satin gown, c.1890.

Worth bustle ball gown

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Charles Frederick Worth silk brocade ball gown plus matching day bodice, c.1885. Label: "C. Worth/Paris" in petersham.

Morin-Blossier ballgown

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Morin-Blossier beaded satin ballgown, c.1894. Label: "Morin-Blossier/15 Rue Daunou/Paris."

Halle Bros. beaded leather boots

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Halle Brothers beaded ivory leather boots, c.1900

Worth bustle skirt

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Couture-quality bustle skirt, possibly Worth, c.1880

Felix beaded velvet jacket

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Felix beaded velvet jacket, c.1898. Label:"A. Felix Breveté/Faubourg St-Honoré/Paris".

Silk parasol

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Silk parasol with rare royal blue color and carved ivory handle, c.1850.

Beaded carriage parasol

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Beaded carriage parasol with carved ivory bird's head handle, c.1830-50.

Civil War ballgown

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Silk moiré ballgown with metallic gold appliquéd hem border, c.1860.

Victorian velvet shoes

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French velvet shoes with metallic embroidery and silk ribbon bows, c.1880. The soles are stamped "Pou-Matero."

Pingat beaded cape

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Pingat beaded lace/wool cape, c.1890. Label: "Emile Pingat/30.Rue Louis le Grand.30." Provenance in an attached note: "A jet cape worn by Mrs. Irving M. Scott..."

Morin-Blossier gown

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Morin-Blossier silk faille gown with embroidered tulle skirt panel and moiré silk ribbon bows, c.1870-80.

Pre-Civil War dress

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Flounced day dress of chiné floral silk, c.1855.

Caroline Reboux hat

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Caroline Reboux velvet hat, trimmed with silk moiré ribbons and feathers, c.1870-80. Label: "Caroline Reboux/23 Rue de la paix."

Berlin work slippers

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Gentleman's Berlin work slippers, c.1860. A colorful three-dimensional design worked in wool on canvas.

Pink satin corset

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Pink satin corset, c.1890.

Centennial bustle dress

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American Centennial bustle gown printed throughout with 1776 and 1876, c.1876.

French bustle gown

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French toile bustle gown with quilted silk petticoat, c.1875.

Child's beaded shoes

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Child's beaded shoes, c.1890. Made of bronze kid leather with beaded toes.

Doucet evening bodice

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Doucet silk faille evening bodice, c.1891. Label: "Mme. Doucet/dePlusieurs Cours/21 Rue de la Paix/Paris."

Maltese lace shawl

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Handmade Maltese silk lace, triangular-shape shawl, c.1860.

Chantilly lace parasol

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Chantilly lace/silk parasol with carved ivory handle, c.1860.

Child's bustle dress

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Child's taffeta bustle dress, c.1885. Provenance: An attached note reads "Given to us by Jean Waters Moore. Belonged to her mother, Alice Macklin Waters." The name on the card is Mrs. Carlton W. Bristol.

Handmade lace shawl

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Handmade needle-run, triangular-shape silk lace shawl, c.1860.

Silver painted wedding tiara

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Silver painted metal wedding tiara with matching groom's boutonnière, c.1860.

Open-work wool coat

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Graphic open-work wool coat, c.1890.

French hand-painted silk fan

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French hand-painted silk fan with cut-work ivory sticks, c.1865.

Brussels handmade lace wedding veil

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Brussels handmade mixed lace wedding veil, c.1880.

Man's cotton banyan

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Gentleman's hand-sewn cotton print banyan, featuring two complementary paisley prints, c.1850.

Man's cotton banyan

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Gentleman's hand-sewn cotton print banyan, featuring two complementary paisley prints, c.1850.

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