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Afternoon Dress

Description: Afternoon ensemble of heavy black silk faille and lace. A) Bodice. Fitted; 3/4 length sleeves are split to show ice blue faille insets covered in black lace and are piped and scalloped with black embroidery and braid medallions. The lace on the sleeve insets extends from the elbow to the wrist with gathers in the lace at the back of the wrist. High standing collars with the front of the collar covered in matching blue faille covered in black lace; collar has hook & eye closure. Center front op… more
Date: 1880
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout. She wrote her sister to update her on life at Baylor College. Gertrude mentioned how she had been sick recently, a prodigal student on campus, and other small bits of local news. She finished by asking about family and talking about clothing.
Date: October 11, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
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Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, May 12, 1880]

Description: Letter from Paul Osterhout to his father, John Patterson Osterhout, discussing his time at school at Baylor College. Paul wrote that he and the other boys were writing speeches for an upcoming commencement ceremony and told his father that he would try to send a copy of his speech for John to look over. He let his father know he had received a package and along with other bits of news from around the school.
Date: May 12, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
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Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to Ora Osterhout, October 11, 1880]

Description: Letter from Gertrude Osterhout to her sister, Ora Osterhout. She wrote her sister to update her on life at Baylor College. Gertrude mentioned how she had been sick recently, a prodigious student on campus, and other small bits of local news. She finished by asking about family and talking about clothing.
Date: October 11, 1880
Creator: Osterhout, Gertrude
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Austin College

Court vest

Description: Chinese floor-length vest made in the same style as a court robe but sleeveless. Mandarin collar. Body of vest is brocaded silk. Trim and collar contain much and fine silk hand embroidered design motifs.
Date: 1880/1920
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Boy's suit

Description: Boy's brown velvet suit with white silk and linen blend shirt. A) Brown velvet jacket with long sleeves. Tucked in the back at half belt detail. French cuff style closure of two buttons at the neckline with connecting cord. Lined in brown. B) Shorts of brown velvet. Buttonholes around waist for attaching shirt. Flap front. Lined in tan cotton. C) Short sleeve shirt with a double breasted front button placket. Collar, front placket and sleeves trimmed in narrow lace. The shirt attaches to the … more
Date: 1880/1900
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Little boy's dress

Description: Little boy's dress of white nainsook with dropped waist and slightly gathered short skirt. Tucked front and back and lavishly laced with machine crotchet lace inserts. Short sleeves with tucks and lace at cuffs. Lace trimmed round neckline. Center back closure of hidden self-covered buttons under placket. Size 2 years.
Date: 1880
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Miser's purse

Description: Purse of teal crochet/knit with white, light grey, brass and steel cut beads; 2 silver rings in center. Miser's purse with rectangular ends. Number tag on interior of bag: 65.30.2 Measurements: 23 cm total length and purse width of 6.5 cm.
Date: 1880/1889
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Mourning dress

Description: Mourning ensemble of black crepe chiffon: A) Bodice with standing band collar; long tapered sleeves with ruching, ruched pinch pleats, horizontal satin stripes and covered buttons at wrists; lace panel at CF with covered buttons @ each side; attached pleated belt; vertical stripes of appliqued satin at front and back of bodice forming a V-shape at CF and CB waist. Hook&eye closures up front of bodice and at the back of the neck band. B) Skirt with a full, A-line silhouette; pleated from wai… more
Date: 1880/1890
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cape

Description: Cape of black crepe chiffon with black lace insets in a floral motif. Crescent opening and back hem is trimmed in a 1 inch gently ruffled black chiffon. Back hemline is a soft zigzag. Large, round collar of matching chiffon with insets is trimmed in gathered chiffon and is accented with 3 chiffon flowers, one at the center and one at each side. Collar folds over to expose rows of gathered cream chiffon. Lining of cream silk with deep 8" knife pleats which peek below the hemline. The out-facing … more
Date: 1880/1889
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Ensemble - Bodice and Skirt

Description: Ensemble of green and blue plaid cotton with collar and buttons of navy blue velvet. Ensemble consists of: A) Bodice. Waist is fitted with fastening of nine velvet covered buttons and tailored buttonholes, snap at neckline and two hook&eyes at hem. High stand-up collar of velvet. Long sleeves gathered with feather stitching; 6" fitted cuffs. Lined in brown polished cotton. B) Skirt. Full length; gathered on 1" waistband of black cotton with closure of two hook & eyes. Back panel for bustle ha… more
Date: 1880/1895
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Lace chemise

Description: Chemise of white cotton batiste with inserts of bands of lace create a bib, round open neckline trimmed in lace with beige ribbon gathering volume, ribbon tied at center front, sleeveless with armscyes trimmed in lace, knee length.
Date: 1880/1899
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Crinoline

Description: Cage crinoline of woven metal wire with vertical cotton twill tape supports. Cotton tape waistband with adjustable ornate brass latch closure. Front panel of brown mercerized cotton has drawstring tie closure at center front. Interior back of brown mercerized cotton with lace up closure. Stamped on waistband: Duchess
Date: 1880/1889
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Change purse

Description: Change purse of tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl inlay. Oval shape; palm-size. Brass frame; hinged opening. Teal silk lining; four inner pockets, one with slide closure. In alligator box. Frame of interior closed pocket stamped "Revlie / S. G. O. C." (difficult to read). Measurements: 8.5 cm x 5.5 cm
Date: 1880/1929
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Chatelaine

Description: Chatelaine of simulated tortoiseshell. Pendant trimmed in anchor, heart and cross design with hanging chains and diamond-shaped center from which hangs two bell-shaped dangles and center hook. Hinged brass hook for attaching to waistband.
Date: 1880/1920
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Cotton flannel petticoat

Description: Petticoat of off-white cotton flannel; tape tie center back closure. Waist has 4" fitted yoke with back gathers below yoke. 10" flounce at hem with three rows of cotton lace at hem. 84" (106.7 cm) around hem. Length: 32" (81.3 cm)
Date: 1880
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Petticoat

Description: Cream colored flannel petticoat with floral and leaf embroidery. (Top missing). Handmade & hand embroidered border at hemline. Piece of fabric from which the petticoat was made. Size: for young girl or small woman.
Date: 1880/1889
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Folding fan

Description: Folding fan. Guards and sticks of carved and pierced ivory (bone?) with a foliage designs. The white sheer doubled organdy leaf is hand-painted with central vignette of a garden scene of a couple greeting a woman seated on a bench. The leaf with added hand-panted border of a garland of flowers. Reverse is unadorned. No visible labels, marks or signatures.
Date: 1880/1989
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Child's Dress

Description: Child's dress of taupe cotton/silk trimmed in turquoise silk. Flair silhouette with dropped, pleated waist having hip belt effect, and pleats at hem and down center front. Center back opening with 7 turquoise silk covered buttons and tailored buttonholes. Short sleeves with lace at hem. Squared neckline. Lined in brown mercerized cotton.
Date: 1880
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design

Bone folding fan

Description: Folding fan with 17 bone sticks; white lace with round and clover leaf shaped silver sequins. Sticks carved with tiny flower and dot designs on 8 sticks and leaf and curly designs on 9 sticks. Back of fan is not decorated.
Date: 1880/1890
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Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
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