Was in Case VI or VII_ donated by Mrs. Adelia Phelps accession card: "Figured silk_ containing tea_ 4 1/2" x 3 1/8" x 2" See note about other things of Mrs. Phelps (her "Bible" and "Newspaper" are not in case).
Was in Case VII_ donated by Mrs. Adelia Phelps accession card: "Purse of silk and linen_ blue floral design_ embroidered_ 5" x 3 1/2" Purse contained paper money_ removed to archives.
Pair of earrings_ human hair. Gifts/loan card box. Earings were made from Anna P. Fulford's mothers_ Harriet Mathewson DeLano_ hair c.1845. The earings are shaped liked acorns and were made when Mrs DeLano was 14yrs old. Mrs. Delano was born on July…
"1869 tatting kit of Augusta Morse_ Donor Mrs. Herbert Campbell." File Card: "Bonnett & tatting kit_ U.S. Tatting kit & bonnett belonged to Agusta Morse Carpenter_ a descendent of Samuel B.F. Morse the inventor-artist. Source: Mrs. Herbert Campbell -…
White; crocheted bodice; plain skirt. Made of sturdy white cotton. Gathered onto a crocheted and hairpin lace yoke with short wide sleeves. Drawstring around the neck and beading around the cuff and base of the yoke to receive a ribbon.
Black velvet; white jersey ties. Looks new. Cap made of black velour _ lined with white cotton (?) double knit which is also used to form a binding around the bottom extending into ties. The ties are just cut off across the bottom at an angle. One…
White; 3/4 sleeves; vertical pleats alternating with lace insets. Two horizontal pleats across middle and sleeves. White cotton. Has vertical tucks across the front separated by graduated bands of sprigged net insertion. There is a pair of wide tucks…
Black; 2 tiers of ruffles. Made of black silk . From the knee down is a second layer of black cotton finished with a self frill. Many repairs and fixes. Fragile. Recommend deaccession.
Black. Bodice: buttons up sleeves and over shoulders_ front and back; lace inset incorporates collar. Skirt: Sheer_ no decoration. Sheer black wool. High waisted. Small square neckline filled in with black embroidered net which also forms a standing…