Garment

2 white lawn Edwardian blouses with lace, hemstitching tatting and embroidery details.

White cotton apron smock with button closure in back and tie. Red embroidered cross pinned to bodice. Machine stitched.

White cotton nightgown with fine pleats, white on white embroidery and side gussets. Finished seams throughout. Ankle length. Shell button closures.

Turn of the century house dress in cotton with cotton printed decoration. Button closure. Dress has been let out in bodice with a salt sacking material for filling. Pattern on salt sacking reads "Watkins Brand table salt; Watkins Glen, N.Y."

Woman's one-piece undergarment of net and cotton. Hook and eye closures.

Woman's dress of gauze and fine net with crocheted and tatted trimming and insets. Shell and crocheted buttons. Possibly a wedding dress.

(temporarily exhibited in room 1b)

White cotton women's wrapper with handstitching and shell buttons. Tatted lace edging.

White lawn skirt with 20 gores. Narrow waistband and hook and eye fastenings. Tucked decoration along hem.

Four white lawn blouses from Edwardian era. One blouse with printed fleur-de-lis pattern and fleur-de-lis lace edging. Blouses have extensive handwork, including tatting, drawn lace, hemstitching, white on white embroidery. See closeup for details.

Man's vest, plain weave , appears to be machine stitched. Warp and weft: mercerized cotton, single ply, 30 ppi, 35 epi, rather slack twist. Mother of pearl buttons.