Historic Costumes and Textiles Collection

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  Night Gown

  Beige cotton women's night gown with pink ribbon details and embroidery with lacing along the neck and bust lines. as well as a layered fabric detail along the hemline. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Overcoat

  Light beige-green jacket with passementerie detail(white braid and black trim) along collar, opening of jacket, and cuffsPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Panel

  Beige cotton front panel piece of a night gown with ribbon and lace detailing. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Purse

  Tan leather purse with decorative metal clasp and a short leather handle. Interior fabric is blue cotton. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Purse

  Handmade off-white linen lingerie purse. with a drawstring handle decorative cutout detail along the sides. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Purse

  Peach weighted silk drawstring purse with lavender colored flower details. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Purse

  Beige cotton crocheted purse with satin lining and a drawstring handle. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Purse

  White cotton crocheted purse with a crocheted flower detail. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Purse

  Floral beaded purse with cotton backing and a ribbon handle. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Purse

  Crocheted cotton and linen bag with crocheted flower and leaf details. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Shawl

  Natural colored, yellowed, basic weave wrap/shawl with fringe and embroidery along edges. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shawl

  Ivory shawl with fringe along edges. Synthetic crocheted fringe. Polyester body. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shawl

  Large black lace shawl. The back has an intricate design at upper back of shoulders. Lace more easily seen on back view. Extremely long black lace shawl. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shirt

  Purple shirt with velvet lined standing collar. Shirt has printed design. White lace located along cuffs and at center bust. Two button located at shirt's center. Sleeves have buttons along cuffs. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shirt

  Off-white lace long sleeve shirt. High collar. Button closures at back. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shoe

  Yellow and brown leather children's shoes with straps and buttonsPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Shoe

  Black closed toe, long toe box satin heeled slippers with beaded flower and beaded leaf decoration on top of toe box and at throat. Flower's center bead is black. The beads arraying from flower are silver. The strap over the body has two buttons for closure. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Slipper

  Off-white hand crocheted baby slippers. With a ribbon running across the top. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  slipper

  Cream crocheted baby slippers with threaded details. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Slipper

  Light blue silk baby slippers. with hand embroidery. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Spats

  Beige wool and cotton spatter dashers, with a suede finish and decorative topstitching. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Stocking

  Ivory silk ladies stockings with embroidered flower and bow details on the front from shin to toe. part of a wedding attirePersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Tie

  Bow tie. 1900's. Cotton batiste with diamond shaped surface design. 100% cotton - pique. Woven. Beige. Elastic. Unclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Tie

  Red Leaf London cream/off-white necktie. Late 19th-early 20th cent. origin. Woven silk. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Waist

  Cream cotton batiste with pin tuck trim, lace insertion down the front, and collar. Long sleeve waist. Buttons down the front. Hand sewn. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Bonnet

  White cotton batiste bonnet with gather trim and lace. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear

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  Bolero

  Purple jacket (bolero) with stylized floral motif. Discolored (gold) ground fabric. Purple interior lining. Under arm holes cut. Sleeve cuffs end in points. Ottoman/Albanian origin?Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Collar

  Collar- a linen white detachable male collar, labeled on the inside with EAW DLUETT, PEABODY & CO. INC. U. S. A 4379. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Collar

  Beige tucker. Lace collar with snap closure. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Collar

  Beige crochet lace detachable women's collar. Lace flowers. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Collar

  Beige crochet tucker, net and cotton. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Collar

  Black lace collar (small) with black glass beading and floral motif. Scalloped edge. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Collar

  Square cotton lace collar (a) and two cuffs (b & c). Beige colored. Tatting. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Collar

  Cotton dickie with 2 pleated layers that connect at the top. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Comb

  Black and clear/yellowed hair comb with 3 prongs. Top decoration has carved out bow and narrow fan shape. Approximately 73 total place holders for small red rhinestones. 29 small red rhinestones missing. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

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  Dickey

  Two layers of beige fabric sewn together at top with lace trim and embroidery decoration at bottom of each piece. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Doily

  A rectangular shaped beige crocheted doilyBuilding Furnishings; Household Accessory

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  Fan

  Charcoal and black fan made out of wood and paper. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Jacket

  Deep blue velvet with black sleeves - jacket with high collar, leg-of-mutton sleeves, black beading on cuffs and along bottom - hanging beads, rope-style button closures down frontPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Jacket

  Dark blue velvet jacket with green cloth covered buttons on cuffs and coat tail. Small coat tail at back. Row of black buttons down center bust. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Jacket

  Children's black velvet with off-white lace trimming. Has gold buttons. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Perfume Bottle

  Long thin glass perfume bottle, no stopper. X design cut and painted gold on sides. Held "Attar of Roses" perfume. From the 1892 Columbia Exposition (World's Fair). Brought back by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lake Austin parents of Mrs. Louise Austin Butt. Unclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Petticoat

  White cotton petticoat with lace trim and floral details. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Underwear

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  Petticoat

  Cream cotton petticoat with lace sheering. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Underwear

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  Pin

  Sterling silver twisted pin with loop and ball at the end of hair pin. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

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  Shirt

  White cotton men's shirt with tucks. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Sock

  Black knitted silk stockings with a pearl white band around the top. one has the top band missing. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Tie

  Women's necktie, off-white. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Umbrella

  Umbrella : Black beaded lace umbrella with a black layer underneath the black fabric and a wooden handle. Personal Artifacts; Personal Gear

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  Boot

  Black leather ankle heeled boots with 16 black buttons with metal backs as closure for shaft. Rounded pointy toe box. Appears to have had the outside row of buttons removed. Printed on inside cream twilled lining: "553 48035. " Boot (b) is missing one buttonPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Collar

  Velvet maroon detachable collar with silver embroidery. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Comb

  Plastic light yellow hair comb with 22 prongs. Carved on top for decoration is a winged bug covered in clear rhinestones. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

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  Comb

  Large clear/yellowed and black hair comb fan shaped. On the top is engraved floral and a bird. 6 long prongs that are curved up at ends of tips. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

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  Comb

  Comb in yellow and light brown plastic with 4 long prongs. Carved decoration diagonally across top. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

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  Comb

  Plastic hair comb in a fan shape with 5 black prongs (1 has fallen off and is placed with object in storage) with yellow/green colored top piece with royal blue rhinestones around edges. 4 royal blue rhinestones are missing. Personal Artifacts; Adornment

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  Gown

  White baby (christening?) gown. Long skirt and short sleeves. Broderie Anglaise flowers down center panel, lace down center panel. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Long Night Dress

  Cream cotton long night shirt dress with decorative crochet lace and tape. Personal Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Mantle

  Black beaded mantle. Victorian Era. Beaded all over with floral motif. Fringe/netting with beads along exterior edge. Fringe beads at bottom edge. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shoe

  Off-white women's (wedding) shoes - narrow soles, button straps, 3 small bows in row - one on each strap. Metal rectangle at center of each bow. Louis XV style heels. Straight sole shoesUnclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Shoe

  Off-white women's (wedding) shoes - narrow soles, Louis XV style heels. Straight sole shoes. Bow over toe. Ribbons attached at tip of heel. Bottom of shoe has blue and white label for D. H. Holmes Department Store - "D. H. Holmes New Orleans". HandwrittenUnclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Slipper

  Polished-white leather heeled slippers. Strap across top of body with button attachment. Bow made of ribbon attached on straps. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Bonnet

  Off-white cotton child's cap with scalloped edges, lace, and embroidered flower details. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear

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  Bonnet

  Off-white child's bonnet with white satin ribbon detailsPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear

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  Bonnet

  White cotton childrens bonnet. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear

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  Collar

  Collar, green with black velvet, geometrical and floral details. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Accessory

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  Hat

  Beige lace baby cap. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear

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  Night Gown

  White linen night gown with eyelet detailing along the front and cuffs. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Bonnet

  Silk forest green women's bonnet most likely worn for a wedding. Goes with item 304 A-0001. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Headwear

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  Runner, Table

  A table runner with 2 other matching pieces. The table runner (A) is 21 1/4" x 5ft 6 1/2". One of the smaller matching pieces is (B) about 4"" x 20"" and the other smaller piece (C) is 4""x12"". The table runner and matching pieces are all made up of rectanBuilding Furnishings; Household Accessory

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  Shoe

  Men's Berlin work slippers. Tan canvas with floral motif cross-stitched on toes, sides and back. Flat soles. Flowers are red with yellow centers, green leaves. Initials ""J. W. R"" in violet/pink on upper. J. W. R. may stand for John Washington Rice, ownerUnclassifiable Artifacts; Need to Classify

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  Blouse

  White woven cotton with lace insets and tucksPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Bodice

  Beige woven satin bodice with boning, lace, button detailPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Coat

  White cotton twill children's coat. Has front buttons, Swiss lace, and a pleated back skirt. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Dress

  Black silk and cotton dress in two pieces. Bodice has embroidery detail and lace. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Dress

  White and blue cotton children's sailor dress with matching cap. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Dress

  Tan woven dress with dark brown fringe along detachable round collar/shawl. Long sleeve and long skirt. Buttons down front bodice. Two hook and eye closures at waist. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Dress

  Black heavy silk dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves in two pieces. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Gaiter

  Pair or red gaiters (leg coverings worn to protect ankle and lower leg). Ottoman/Albanian origin. Floral motif on upper leg. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Jacket

  Black wool jacket with silk decorative trim along the opening of jacket and cuffsPersonal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shirt

  Black silk shirt-waist with lace on cuffs, down the front, and on the collar of the shirt. Matching Skirt (304 A-0136). Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Shoe

  White leather rounded closed toe heeled shoes with black beading on throat. Black heels. Label- "W. T. Foundation Greenwood, MS," "J. &T. Cousins Co. " , "New York. "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Shoe

  Red satin heels. Label on insole (a)- "C. L. Brosius Fine Shoes in Oklahoma City. " Label on insole (b)- "Custom made Wichert & Gardiner New York"Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Shoe

  Black leather closed toe rounded square toe box heels with bead work in black at toe box and throat. Flower at center of bead work. Bead work on each of the three straps across body of shoe. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Shoe

  Beige satin covered heels with leather heels. Ribbon flower detail at throat of shoes with yellow artificial flower center. Label printed in gold at insole of heel (b)- "Brosius Boot Shop," " Evening Creations. "Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Skirt

  Black silk skirt with a banded waist-line. Matching Shirt (304 A-0135). Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Outerwear

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  Slipper

  Pink faded shoes covered with a damask satin fabric. (Demask not visible on 6/16/14). Tulle with cord flower on the throat. Gold printed label on insole has rubbed away to be unreadable. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear

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  Shoe

  Silk Chinese binding shoes. Has gold and blue fish detailing and embroidery on a red background. Personal Artifacts; Clothing -- Footwear