Room 2A
One piece woman's dress in green silk with tan and beige filletted silk trim. Dropped waist with separate green silk belt at natural waist. Uneven hem. Long sleeves fastening at cuffs with small green silk covered buttons.
Women's embroidered Chinese cheong-sam. Hand embroidered silk brocade cloth with silk thread.
Woman's red satin skirt gathered at waistband with smocking. Skirt embroidered completely with chain stitch motifs in palm leaves and parrots.
Woman' black capelet with black lace and silk jabot and jet beading embroidery.
Woman's two piece dress in black taffeta with black tatted lace decoration on bodice. Bodice is constructed with a front piece and a back piece with sleeves included. An underarm gusset allows more space in sleeve. Bodice has back closure with hooks and eyes. Bodice attaches to skirt with hooks and eyes. Skirt is constructed of 6 gores with 3 ruffles at base of hem and black velvet ruffled band above. Ankle length.
Woman's small bonnet of faux straw base with green silk flower and black lace trim.
Black woman's hat, hand stitched
Deconstructed bodice for a woman's dress. Same taffeta material and lace pattern as black lace dress in collection. Back of bodice black taffeta with boning. Front panels black taffeta with boning and lace gathers over. Base of bodice contains separate sewn in decoration of black jet beads and black sequins. Front closure with hook and eye.
Woman's one piece dress; both bodice and skirt made of black taffeta with black lace over. Machine stitched. Long fitted sleeves gathered at shoulders. Ankle length, no train. Closed in front of bodice with snaps.
Grey taffeta 2 piece wedding dress with mother of pearl buttons and net and tatted lace cuff and neckline jabot decoration. Also has detached bustle. Notation with dress says: "Florence Steele Cook wedding dress. Millian Fred Cook first wife. Mother of Fred R. Cook and George Steele Cook. Property of George Steele Cook." The wedding was in 1874.
Currently exhibited on dress form in Room 1a.
