Black wool cape lined in black silk with pleated black silk fringe around lower edge. 2 hooks and eyes at neck front. 2.5-inch wide stand-up black grosgrain ribbon pleated to trim neck. Bows at front and center back with long tails (19 inches long). 1 seam, center back.
Lancaster Road Runner's sleevelss tank top. Yellow silky synthetic fiber runner's shirt, sleeveless, with side seams, 4-inch vent/slash at base of both side seams. Care label directs "Machine Wash Warm. Line or Tumble Dry"
Size "M" (medium). In blue on front is a runner with "L" of Lancaster intertwined with other lines froming tracks/roads & "road runners."
100% and 50/50 white poly/cotton mesh sleeveless runner's shirt. Navy blue binding on arm and neck edges. Navy blue band (4 1/2 " wide) across front at arm level. "Sub 4" is stamped in white, upper right. Centered on blue band, in yellow letter: "Lancaster Road Runners."
Care on label: "Machine Wash Cold, Tunble Dry Low. Do not use Bleach"
Navy blue "100% " nylon (on tag) mesh sleevelss top with yellow binding on arms and neck. In yellow on front: "Lancaster road runner," a runner and tracks/roads.
In white on upper right on front: "Dolfin." 2 side seams with 3 inches opern at base of both side seams. Label instructus:"Machine Wash Warm Line or Tumble Dry"
Yellow 50% Fortrel polyester & 50% combed cotton tee-shirt. Woven as a tube with ribbing around the neck and two set-in short sleeves. On front in black and green is a runner, some tracks/roads and "Lancaster road runners."
Care label say: "Machine Wash warm Tumble dry low"
Woman's white knickers with button on side and lace at bottom. White cotton gathered to 1.5-Inch wide waistband. Machine-made center seam is a finished French seam. 33" waistband; 9" placket opening on left side with a 2-holed shell button. 4" tab with buttonhole to enlarge waist size. 1.5-inch hem at legs with knitted lace (1-inch wide).
Black crepe-like long-sleeved blouse. Front opening with 4 fabric-covered buttons. 2 additional buttons (third is missing) on 2.5-inch high stand-up collar. Back of collar is 5 inches tall. Sleeves end in 4-inch cuffs with hook & eye to close 1.5-inch slit. Hook & eye also at front lower edge. Hem is casing with elastic inside. Machine-stitched; French seam finishes.
Woman's vest is 2012.013.7a.: Hand-made. Front is curly black and white wool woven into coarse fabric. V-neck. Front opening has14 hooks & eyes. Left front opening has an 8-inch metal stay. Both fronts have 8-inch metal stays on seam or open portion of a bust dart. Center front peaks below waist. Back is brown cotton fabric. Contour seams. 5 metal stays on seams: including underarms and center back. Raw seam edges are hand overcast.
2012.013.7b- looks like a collar seamed on 3 sides with 1 long edge open.
Scarf of delicate black netting. One length is finished selvedge. Solid strip of .75-inch wide black grosgrain ribbon machine-stitched around 3 remaining edges. Corners are mitered.
2012.13.9.A: Black sheer fabric shawl. One length has .25-inch darker black edges bordered with 1.5 to 2.25-inch darker black. 2 width edges with .25-inch machine-stitched hems. This shawl was used. Has a silkier feel and more sheen than B.
Black sequined , floor length gown with several layers and lace overgown. Bodice: solid black fabric with 5.25 in band 2in above waist, with 8 stays 2 each front, sides, and back. Band design of medallions and starbursts of various shades of blue embroidered to netting. Some gold thread in circles. Band had stitched to dress at top edge tacked at intervals at bottom. Closed with hooks at back. Overlay of black netting with black sequins tapering to 5 in long points with equin covered dangling about every 2 in apart (19 balls total) in front. 5 balls remain in back (4 points in back) solid black bodice solid black bodice is a "v" in front. Black lace covers neck to front waist "v." 4.5in high collar with 5 stays to support collar of 2.5in wide band of black lace, lined with sheer fabric. band of gray fabric is hand stitched to top with gathered black netting. Closed with 8 black hooks and eyes.
Set in long sleeves (26in from shoulder to cuff edge) of same black netting as neck, lined with sheer black fabric. Short sleeve of solid black dress fabric. 2 in placket at cuff edge with 2 small black shank buttons and thread loops for closure. Top of cuff decorated with 3 gray ribbon flowers with black sequin centers and one gray ribbon knob above center flower. Sleeve edge is trimmed in gathered black netting. (1.5in wide).
Skirt consists of three layers.Fisrt layer is black netting with black in vertical floral designs in sequins cascading from thigh area to hem. .75 in wide black folded fabric sewn about 1in above lower edge in alternating 3.5 in and 9 in loops. Lower edge back with gathered black filmy fabric 1.5in wide.
Second layer is underskirt of sheer fabric, with 1.5in wide gathered strip of same fabric.
Third and innermost layer is solid black fabric. gathered 7in wide strip is attached 11in from hem. Below that a 4 in wide panel with 5 rows of pintucks. The bottom is edged in gathered 1.75in wide strip of black fabric
All three layers tacked to one another about 10-11 in. 2 closures in back. Placket 1 solid black fabric dress placket, 19in long with 18 metal hooks and eyes, some alternating (hook, eye, hook etc) on one side. Placket 2 lave and sequins beginning at base of decorative blue-desgn, 14in long with 19 hooks and 10 black thread button hole stitch "eyes" for hooks. Placket is torn at base.
Woman's floor length skirt. Black light weight fabric with a sheen. Waist edge finished with 1in wide tape folded in half and hand stitched to front and back. 10in placket in back closed with 5 metal hooks on right; 5 black thread loops on the left. 2 metal hooks and corresponding eyes at waist at edge and 2 in around skirt, 18 to 20in long in back. 3 in front are 24in long. Waistband is 23.5in hemline circumference is 175in. 3 2in pleats run around the lower 11in of the skirt. the 2in hem is an inside band machine stitched to form a seam fold at the bottom edge. An attached underskirt, 37.5in long ends in 9 in of 4 tiers of slightly gathered ruffles. Inside underskirt ther is a 1.5in fold of extra fabric. Inside at waistband are 2 black ribbon loops and at placket edge 2 snap buttoms.
Woman's waist -- boned bodice with loose, decoratie folds with high neck and long sleeves-- of black lace and netting with ream-colored lace at neck and on sleeve cuffs. 3.5in high lace collar is supported by 2 thread-covered vertical stays. The top is edged with a band of orange velvet with a pleated light fabric stitched to it. The sleeve cuffs are also edged in orange velvet. This garment is lined with an ecrru-colored fabric. 6.5-7in stays/wood wrappedin string. mahcine stitched along center of stays. Length of front closure is 20' with 21 hooks and eyes from waist to neck. Inside ribbon at waist 23in. black Fabric sewn to waist, tapered at back with bottom tab folded up, attached to a stiff stay. Much of sheer lining is shattering at underarms, sleeves and neck. black fabric around front ends iwth 3 black fabric bows, 3 hooks close this. Sleeves (14in long) have a 1in wide black velvetband with a bow 3.5in above the cuff. Top neck, back and v-neck front lined with an undyed muslin rough basted to garment.
Woman's dress -- waist and skirt -- of blue linen or coarse, loose weave linen and lace. Skirt of turquoise fabric with 2 5.5in wide ecru lace inserts machine chain stitched around entire skirt. No lining. Waist edged in white fabric folded to cover raw edge. Machine stitched. Front section of skirt (5in wide) is flat with 10 2.5in long waist darts on each side from around to back placket. 9.5in long back opening has 3 hooks and eyes on underside; 7 on outer edge with "eyes" all covered with buttonhole stitch in matching threads: 4 ecru 3 turquoise. From waist: 3 in of toruquoise; 1 lace panel; 6in fabric panel with 7 pin tucked seams; 1 lace panel; 21.5in of turquoise wiht 9 pin-tuck seams ending at top of 2.5in hem. 6 box pleats in lower section of skirt, 3 on each side of a flat 7in in center front. All seam raw egdges are bound with a turquiose color binding Top 4 in of pleats seamed on inside to hold pleats in place. Hem is machine stitched. Binding on placket edges is shredding Some holes. Soiled hem.
Short sleeved bodice matches skirt with same turquoise fabric and lace. High neck (3in with gathered trim on edge) of lace with 3 stays to hold collar up. Bodice fastens with 5 hooks on veritcal edge as well as 5 hooks along left shoulder edge and 3 hooks along lower edge of collar. 2 17.5in long lace strips edged in gathered lightweight turquoise fabric are attached in back at underarm level. These are placed over shoulders to hang in front. Front lace pieces and turquoise fabric taper from shoulders to a "v" at center front. 7 rows of pin tuck seams on turquoise fabric. Bottom "v" shaped lace is attached to a gathered strip of fabric that fits the wear's waist. The lace "v" hangs over the waist in front. Spots in fabric on bodice front. Spots in fabric on bodice front. Repair at left sleeve shoulder seam. Some indication that lace strips may have at one time been lined with the filmy fabric that is also edging for neck, sleeves and over the shoulder flaps.
Wedding dress, black silk, worn by Sue Elizabeth (Dague) Whitaker in 1887. Consisting of five parts: A= ? black lace shawl ;B= bodice; C= underskirt lined in stiffening fabric; D= overskirt
Stiffened band (16in x 1.5 in.) covered with black fabric.
2 bands of 5-inch wide crepe gathered along length in center.
Half inch wide gathered strip sewn along 4 edges to create frilly collar.
Two black ribbons, 14 inches long, sewn to inside edges to tie/secure the collar.
20+-inch wide pieces of fine crepe fabric with .25-inch pleats sewn to collar.
Ruffle sewn on edge all around this 29-inch long piece on both sides.
The bottom 6 inches is a separate flaring end, machine sewn in chain stitch.
