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Dress - Solid black two-piece dress
Solid black two piece dress from 1890s. Worn by Mrs. Fredrick W. Krueger, mother of donor Lydia Fritze. Possibly her wedding dress. Shirtwaist: solid black cotton with high neck & center front panel of textured silk; vertical pleats; leg-of-mutton sleeves; brown lining with stays; front hook/eye closure. Skirt: scalloped braid and intertwined ribbon trim above bottom of skirt front; narrow dust strip along bottom hem; full gathers at waistline...
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Shirtwaist - Black shirtwaist with blue trim
Black shirtwaist with aqua blue silk insert at front neck and front cuffs. Black fabric is patterned. Left side front hook & eye closure beneath a ruffle that extends around neck insert to the shoulder and along bottom of waist. Tan inner lining has front hook & eye closue. Sleeves are lined in dark brown.
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Shirtwaist - Black silk blouse
Black silk shirtwaist with horizontal rows of ruching and lace. Bodice has a row of black lace over green silk around the center and around the waist. Black silk ruffle over hidden three button front closure. Balloon sleeves with rows of ruching and lace end with wide gathered lace cuffs. Worn by Catherine Tifft Merrill, mother of donor Martha Merrill Barto. Catherine Tifft was born November 22, 1900, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wallace L. Tifft...
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Shirtwaist - Black silk shirtwaist
Black silk shirtwaist worn by Elizabeth Weinbeck Grewe in the early 1900s. Self-covered front buttons alongside the hook/eye closure. Black lace insert at front neck. Long sleeves with tucks and two self-covered buttons at wrist. Black cotton tuck-in panel at the bottom.
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Shirtwaist - Cream colored shirtwaist
Cream colored shirtwaist with large amount of floral embroidery and openwork on the bodice front. Round neckline has openwork and scalloped edge. Half sleeves with floral lace panel and scalloped edge. Back hook/eye closure. Front ties at waistband. Probably worn by Elsie Grenke Hill. Elsie Grenke was born January 19, 1888, daughter of Carl and Augusta Steinke Grenke. She married William Hill on October 12, 1911. They lived in Minneapolis and Br...
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Shirtwaist - Ladies blouse
Ivory lawn ladies shirtwaist/blouse. Floral embroidery on front with right side vertical lace over hook & eye closure. Plain back; side seam ties. Long sleeves have embroidery and lace vertical insets and lace edging. From the 1910s. Inherited from Vlasta "Flossie" Roch Dostal, mother of donor Vlasta Dostal Pikal. Vlasta Roch was born July 12, 1907. The shirtwaist possibly belonged to her mother Marie Chott Roch.
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Shirtwaist - Ladies ecru lace shirtwast
Shirtwaist of ecru Battenburg tape lace. Elaborate heavy floral pattern with openwork joining the tape leaves and flowers. Lined in matching silk. Long sleeves; high neck of a lighter color Battenburg lace. Back hook/eye closure. Worn by Catherine Tifft Merrill, mother of donor Martha Merrill Barto. [Note: A very talented woman would have spent many hours to create this garment herself.] Catherine Tifft was born November 22, 1900, daughter of Dr...
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Shirtwaist - Ladies shirtwaist
Ladies brown shirtwaist with decorative tucks across the front. Dark brown trim around neck, down front panel, along tucks and along bottom of back yoke. Fitted back. Originally gathered at front waist, but now loose. Brown cotton fitted lining with front hook/eye closure; long sleeves with puffs at shoulders; cuffs with two white buttons. Handmade. Probably belonged to Louise Johanna Weinheimer Gahl (Mrs. Theodore Gahl).
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Shirtwaist - Long sleeve lace shirtwaist
Long sleeve shirtwaist with black lace net over beige silk lining. Wide beige lace gathered at cuffs and along front edges. Black lace net outer collar with beige lace inner collar. Tiny black buttons close a narrow white front panel. Label: National Cloak & Suit Co., New York.
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Shirtwaist - Long sleeve white linen shirtwaist
White linen shirtwaist with long sleeves & high collar. Has decorative embroidery and eyelet flowers on the center front and collar. Eyelet lace trim on sleeves. Vertical back tuck pleats; back button closure; waist ties. Belonged to Mary Skarolid Gaines (Mrs. Frank), mother-in-law of donor Eunice Gaines. Mary Caroline Skarolid was born November 19, 1879, daughter of a pioneer family John & Caroline Skarolid. On June 14, 1899 she married Fra...
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Shirtwaist - Off-white sheer net shirtwaist (overblouse)
Off-white sheer net shirtwaist (overblouse) with lace panels at center front and bottom of sleeves. Bodice has vertical tucks on front and back and horizontal tucks around waist band. Scoop neckline and sleeves are edged with lace. Snap closure on left side. Belonged to the Thoeny family and was probably worn by Elizabeth Laura Mielke, who married Henry A. Thoeny in 1908.
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Shirtwaist - White cotton shirtwaist
White cotton shirtwaist with high neck and two ruffled collars trimmed with offwhite lace in two layers. There are four front bodice tucks and tucks at front and shoulders beneath the upper collar. Has leg o'mutton sleeves with three tucks at the bottom and matching lace on the cuffs. Back button closure. From c.1895. Note: The mid-1890s introduced leg o'mutton sleeves, which grew in size each year until they disappeared in about 1906.
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Shirtwaist - White/ecru shirtwaist
White (appears ecru) shirtwaist with long sleeves & high collar. Has wide vertical panel of openwork embroidery and tuck pleating on the front and vertical tuck pleating on the back. Waist ties; back button closure; snap (formerly button) cuffs. Belonged to Mary Skarolid Gaines (Mrs. Frank), mother-in-law of donor Eunice Gaines. Mary Caroline Skarolid was born November 19, 1879, daughter of a pioneer family John & Caroline Skarolid. On June ...
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Shirtwaist - White fine cotton blouse/shirtwaist
White fine cotton blouse/shirtwaist with tatted trim around collar & cuffs and down the front. Long sleeves; Peter Pan collar; front button closure; string ties at waist. Worn by Josephine Plihal Miska (1867-1958). Josephine Plihal came to America in 1881 when she was age 14. She married Vaclav "James" Miska in January 1885. They became parents of 13 children. Donor Sereen Ulrich Kane was their granddaughter. .
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Shirtwaist - White lace blouse/shirtwaist
White blouse with floral open weave lace at top and back, 3 ruffles with lace trim on outside of the sleeves, also 3 ruffles on the front, 14 small covered buttons on the back. Hook & eye at waist.
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Shirtwaist - White linen blouse/shirtwaist
White linen shirtwaist/blouse with eyelet embroidery on center of bodice and on high collar and cuffs. Long sleeves. Offset front button closure. Worn by Josephine Plihal Miska (1867-1958). Made c.1908 by her daughter Blanche Marie Miska McNew (1888-1925).
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Shirtwaist - White organdy shirtwaist
White organdy shirtwaist with blue embroidery on the underside of the front. Narrow tatted lace trim at neck and bottom of half sleeves. Back closure with tiny white buttons. Bottom gathered onto a waist band.
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Shirtwaist - White organdy shirtwaist
White organdy shirtwaist with long leg o'mutton sleeves, fully lined with same organdy. High detachable beige collar. Two rows of hook/eye closure down left side under a narrow ruffle. Horizontal ruching on center front and lower part of sleeves. Gathered at back waist with two hooks to attach to another garment. Sleeves are gathered into large puffs at shoulders with a narrow ruffle trim from shoulder to wrist. Wide lace trim at wrist added late...
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Shirtwaist - White shirtwaist
White shirtwaist with long sleeves & high collar. Has decorative embroidery and openwork lace on the center front and collar. Embroidery & lace trim on sleeves. Back button closure. Originally had waist ties. Belonged to Mary Skarolid Gaines (Mrs. Frank), mother-in-law of donor Eunice Gaines. Mary Caroline Skarolid was born November 19, 1879, daughter of a pioneer family John & Caroline Skarolid. On June 14, 1899 she married Frank Gaines. Be...
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Shirtwaist - Wine colored long sleeved shirtwaist
Wine colored long sleeved shirtwaist. Lace collar and jabot have floral net & silk diamond shaped panels. Shoulder pleats on front and back. Front is gathered at waist. Puffy gathered leg-of-mutton sleeves with long ruffled cuffs accented with thread buttons and ending in five rows of lace and velvet. Hook & eye front closure; back hooks for attaching to a skirt; matching wine colored lining. Has separate silk dickie with high neck of net, lace ...
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