Two piece dress, navy silk taffeta (c. 1877) #719

#719

Two piece dress, navy silk taffeta with gathered skirt, finge trim, and train with pleated hemline. (c. 1877)

Donor: Mrs. Helen Poe Goodridge, worn by her mother Bessie Ferguson Poe, by Mrs. Harold McGraw

Wedding gown, mocha silk faille dress (c. 1880) #141

#141

Wedding gown, mocha silk faille dress, orange damask panel and orange bobble trim. (c. 1880)

Donor: Mrs. F. Beardsley Foster. The bride, Adele Hughes Rush, wore this dress in 1880 for her second marriage to Mr. Quintard. 

Two piece dress, caramel silk taffeta (c. 1880s) #254

#254

Two piece dress, caramel silk taffeta with scalloped trim on skirt and sleeves. (c. 1880s) 

Donor: Maria Shea

Two piece dress, lavender warp print silk taffeta (c. 1900)

Two piece dress, lavender warp print silk taffeta with grape and white striped silk taffeta ruffles (c. 1900) 

Donor: Mrs. Margaret Stark O'Rourke by Mrs. William Sperry

Ribbon strap holds up skirt for dancing, revealing a petticoat of multi-tiered lace ruffles. 

Coat and dress, pale aqua silk/wool (c. 1910) #5

#5

Coat and dress, pale aqua silk/wool with matching embroidery motif on skirt and bodice. (c. 1910)

     Label: Bonwit Teller, West 23rd Street, New York.

Donor: Mrs. Thomas Carroll, worn by Mrs. A. F. Burgess

Umbrella – Pale aqua silk, black and white picot trim.