Day Gown Detail

Gown: Dress of white cotton with white embroidered net and white embroidered gauze ruffles; neckline is cut straight across and trimmed with self-piping at front and reverse; shoulder straps trimmed with white piping; full leg-o-mutton sleeves cartridge-pleated into armscyes with self-piping; sleeves extremely full at top and taper to wrist, becoming form-fitting; applied band cuff bordered with self -piping; cuff closed with three hooks-and-eyes; upper portion of bust with five horizontal tucks; center of tucks with applied elongated triangle bordered by self-piping; four darts at front of bodice; slightly raised waist; full skirt is knife-pleated to waist; lower portion of skirt is embroidered and ruffled; horizontal row of meandering floral white-work with embroidered net vine motifs; two gauze ruffles edged in floral white-work below; additional white-work row with two ruffles below; hem of dress is scalloped with embroidered net; reverse of bodice with faux princess seams comprised of triple rows of piping; center back alternating hook-and-eye closure bordered by piping; slit in skirt just below closure.
Label: none
Date: 1827-29

Bonnet: Woman's drawn bonnet of copper-colored silk net; elongated brim is widest around face; net is gathered between seven wires; each wire wrapped in copper silk; back portion of bonnet is full and gathered to last wire; ruffle around outer edge of brim; narrower ruffle encircles back wire; bavolet with upstanding ruffle; copper colored silk grosgrain ribbon ties.
Label: none
Date: 1820-1829

Mobcap: Woman's cap of white cotton lawn and white cotton cambric; top of crown with circular insertion of white lawn bordered by broderie d'anglaise lace and faggoting; two puffed panels of cambric at reverse of crown bordered by broderie d'anglaise and faggoting; scalloped cambric ruffle with broderie d'anglaise and drawn work borders edge of crown; matching double ruffle at sides and reverse; inner drawstring in self-fabric casing.
Label: none
Date: 1820's

Brooch: Hairwork brooch with yellow faceted stones and seed pearls; gold-colored metal setting with eight yellow oval faceted stones along the edge; twenty-five seed pearls outline center glass covered compartment; compartment contains dark brown tightly woven hair; metal loop and pin closure on back side.
Label: none
Date: 1820-1850

Buckle: Silver belt buckle with hand-painted Classical scenes.
(A) Rectangular ornamental metalwork frame; cherub figure at center right; foliage and ornate scrollwork around perimeter of frame; proper left side of frame features female part of hinge; decorative enamel picture at center of buckle depicts blond cherub anointing a young Roman male, possibly the god Mars; buckle post on rear includes silver marking including the initials "ET"; other two markings are indecipherable.
(B) Rectangular ornamental metalwork frame; cherub figure at center left; foliage and flower scrollwork around perimeter of frame; proper right side of frame features male part of hinge; decorative enamel picture at center of buckle depicts a blonde cherub floating above a female figure, possibly the goddess Venus.; buckle post on rear includes silver markings including the initials "ET". The other two markings are indecipherable.
Label: None
Date: 1830 – 1835

(A) Rectangular ornamental metalwork frame; cherub figure at center right; foliage and ornate scrollwork around perimeter of frame; proper left side of frame features female part of hinge; decorative enamel picture at center of buckle depicts blond cherub anointing a young Roman male, possibly the god Mars; buckle post on rear includes silver marking including the initials "ET"; other two markings are indecipherable.
(B) Rectangular ornamental metalwork frame; cherub figure at center left; foliage and flower scrollwork around perimeter of frame; proper right side of frame features male part of hinge; decorative enamel picture at center of buckle depicts a blonde cherub floating above a female figure, possibly the goddess Venus.; buckle post on rear includes silver markings including the initials "ET". The other two markings are indecipherable.
Label: None
Date: 1830 – 1835

Shawl: Dark blue lightweight silk twill rectangular shawl with green, white, orange, yellow, tan and red floral brocade at each short end; five bouquets of red and yellow wax flowers, yellow and pink lily-of-the-valley, pink roses, white poppy or peony, and yellow and orange zinnia surrounded by small green flowers and large orange and red dahlias and red mums; narrow vertical row of white daisies with green foliage two inches from fringed ends; white and light blue selvage on two long sides; one inch fringe on short sides.
Label: White plainweave ribbon printed with "QT\ 3080." three times in dark blue; "5781" or "3781" handwritten in ink; stitched to interior proper left corner.
Date: 1820-1825

Boots: (A/B) Ankle boots of tan cotton and wool blend twill with tan leather; majority of boot is of tan cloth; slightly rounded toe, bottom sides and heel of tan leather; seam down center front and center back of boot; top-stitching at edge of cloth where it joins leather portion; interior side lace-up closure with original light orange silk twill lacings (C/D); tongue of cotton twill under lace-up closure; seven round taupe silk thread covered buttons on top portion of proper right side; top opening and sides edged with light brown silk; insole of polished cotton; low heel; flat leather sole.
Label: none
Date: 1845-55