COSTUMES - 18th and 19th CENTURY.
This exhibit followed FINE ART
OF COSTUME. There was no special
opening.
Date opened: March, 1955
Dates closed;
83rd Street Gallery - August, 1955*
Rear Galleries - January, 1956
* Dismantled for MEDITERRANEAN PALETTE
which opened October 15th, 1955 Coat ol purple and black fancy silk with appliqued ivory-colored net and floral embroidery; waistcoat of ivory-colored silk faille embroidered in a satin stitch with a floral motif. Frencn, 1775
Coat, Uift of Achilles H. Kohn in memory of his wife, Hanna S. Kohn; waistcoat, Gift of Mrs. Robert woods Bliss <^L_4^-173; CI 43.90.11 si-n.^^o., ., ,, /Men Chair - 41.100.294 L^l ™^ ^^ 7 _
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Empire dress of India white muslin witn a wnite scarf of sheer gauze embroidered in point de chainette *>enoii, 1310-1814. tyi|>rWk£ Dress, uift of Lee Simonson; Scarf, Sadie M. ^imon Memorial Fund; Slippery Gift of Joan Sutphen Bowers. Ci 39.13.54; G±-bfr&r?3; CI 46.39ab bl^8Vf blaCVand PUrple Silk With a smail brocaded floral motif in Dink olue, green, yellow, red, white and tan in a vertical Bie-zasItfp™ ' Viennese, 1839-1841 zig-zag pattern.
Gift of Lee Simonson, CI 33.23.15ab Fan, CI 39.79.14 ?VU> A^.M>. i(.on<) Dress of white, blue and black: plaid taffeta with chine floral stripe in a pattern of rose sprays; bonnet of natural colored straw with Davolet of grey and black striped sixk ribDon. American, 1357
Dress, Gift of Douglas Robbins; Bonnet, Gift of Charles Frederic Taylor Carey L 42.94.lab; CI 51.73.4; collar, CI 43.106.5 ?h*4. N*i.p_. I4r7*r Visiting dress of a bright green riboed silk trimmed witn ivory colored braid, green silk fringe and self fabric ruffles; worn with a shallow crowned hat of light orown straw trimmed with flowers and grosgrain riooon. American, 1868
Dress, Gift of Mrs. William R. "itherell; Hat, Sadie ___ Simon Memorial rund CI 53.72.1abc; CI 41.76.3; gloves, CI 45.115.5ab fiU. AtyJU. don* Afternoon dress of polychrome floral striped plum colored voided velvet combined with e plum colored riobed silk. French, 1377-1879
Gift of Mrs. Harold Farnham Fultz in memory of Florence Lane Lovell; CI 50.39 Handkerchief, CI 40.7.13; Shoe, Cl 37.60.15b
Vho4o A)M. »_. '*«'•*' li__edding dress of garnet red silk faille trimmed with a matching twisted silk fringe. Worn ay donorte mother, Juliet Emanuel who married Elijah Miers on December 24, 1879 in New York. American, 1879
Gift of Evelyn Miers, CI 40.73abc; Shoe, CI 40.171.5ab IVfe Mtf.M- IU'JJ •«r>
Weddin? dress of cornflower blue silk taffeta trimmed with a cream-colored knotted fringe worn with a bonnet of cream-colored velvet trimmed with matching lace and cornflower blue velvet buds and leaves; parasol of cream-colored si^k tafreta embroidered with roses, carved ivory nandle. Worn by donor's mother, E. Dora ELdridge who married Lewis Hrown in Stephentown, New lork in 1368. American, 1368
Gift of Mrs. Ward Burgess; Parasol, Gift of Lee Simonson CI 52.29.Iabc, 2; CI 38.23.344 ?hA» N. *>•. Ho'* i /
Dress of Champagne-colored silk with a satin floral self-pattern in gold sixic on a faille ground; bonnet of fluted horsenair in natural color, trimmed with green velvet ribbon, bead fringe, spray of whest and ribjon ties. American, 1867
Dress, Gift of Miss Merle Munn; Bonnet, ^ift of Mrs. E.V. Anderson . CI 47.41.2; CI 44.3.2; Pin, CI 44.8.54 ?U« A/A*.A/o./fco/3* •vl
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PAINTING: Mrs. Baldwin Joshua Reynolds
06.1241 Photo Neg. No. 218 PAINTING: Hon. Varies Francis Greville Romney
50.169 Photo Neg. No. .143327 PAIN HNS: Benjamin Franklin Duplessis
95.21 Photo Neg. No. 83179 PAINTING: Charlotte, Lady Brookw-Pechell Hoppner
46.13.4 Photo Neg. No. 135676 WF"
PAINTING: Mrs. Angelo Joshua Reynolds
06.1295 Photo Neg. No. 20 PAINTING: Mrs. Whaley Hoppner
47.138 Photo Neg. No. 139977 r-m<
PAINTING: Mrs. P.C. Pine Harding
26.185 Photo Neg. No. 137315 PAINTING: Study in Black and Green Alexander
Photo Neg. No. 4092 •
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PAINTING: The Green Bodice Julian Alden Weir
Photo Neg. No. 147383 MtL
PAINTING: Portrait of Mrs. Steven Seymour 'l nomas Steven Seymour Thomas
15.15 Photo Neg. No. 27438