It looks really nice, where can one order the book, or does one just email
the bookstore?
Katy
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Vicki Betts vbe...@gower.net wrote:
http://www.kent.edu/museum/exhibits/exhibitdetail.cfm?customel_datapageid_22
03427=2514745
http://kentstateuniversitymuseum.wordpress.com/
Today I received in the mail the exhibit catalog for Kent State University
Museum's exhibit On the Home Front: Civil War Fashions and Domestic
Life.
The exhibit runs September 30, 2011-August 26, 2012. The 35 page paperback
catalog costs $7.95 each before tax and postage. It focuses on the daily
life and experiences of the American civilian population during the Civil
War and in the years immediately following. The pieces on exhibit,
including women's and children's costumes, supplemented with related
photographs, decorative arts and women's magazines, are organized
thematically...concentrates on the material circumstances of the North,
particularly around Ohio.
Includes:
Blue and black striped dress, late 1860s, sheer white cotton with blue and
black striped bodice, skirt, apron, and bow
Jacket of Civil War uniform, ca. 1863, US colonel in coast artillery
Striped day dress, ca. 1862, wool/linen blend skirt and bodice trimmed with
black braid
Child's red dress, 1860s, wool, black braid along cuffs and hem
Woman's jacket, 1860s, black plus with braid trim and quilted cotton lining
Union military coat, Brooks Brothers, 1861-1865
Blue silk dress, ca. 1865, silk taffeta with glass beaded fringe, shown
with
wool paisley shawl
Evening dress with burnous, English, ivory silk skirt and bodice and
bodice
with salmon-colored wheat sheaves (not show well due to featured burnous),
ivory wool wrap with quilted satin, including closeup of inside of hood
Black lace wrap, early 1860s; tan taffeta skirt; sheer pinstriped cotton
blouse (not show well because the the featured silk wrap)
Brown velvet cape, ca. 1860, velvet cape with embroidery and fringe; worn
over brown plaid day dress, silk taffeta trimmed with fringe (skirt only
shown due to featured cape)
Evening dress with warp printed flowers, ca. 1860, ivory silk; detail of
laced up back and ruched ribbon trim around neckline
Purple plaid dress, late 1860s, silk taffeta bodice, skirt, and overdress
with brocaded floral accents; detail of back
CDV of two children; cabinet card of federal officer
Hair bracelet with gold locket containing picture of Lourens W. Wolcott
Illustration of hair ornaments from Godey's
Hair jewelry ca. 1870--brooch and pendant made from Emma Pierce's hair for
Fanny V. Sackett
Silk quilt attributed to Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, with raised eagle and
flower motifs, fabrics may be from Mary Todd Lincoln's dresses--complete
photo and detail of center
Cage crinoline ca. 1865--elliptical
Corset ca. 1865, cotton (19 inch waist); illustrations from La Mode
Illustree
Drawers, 1865-1866; illustrations from La Mode Illustree
Corset cover and petticoat, 1868
Two more views of blue and black striped dress mentioned first (it's also
on
the cover)
Ca. 1860 dress, white cotton with plum and red zigzag and floral patterns
White cotton seersucker blouse, 1860s, with purple windowpane check dress,
silk taffeta bodice and skirt, cut similar to a Swiss belt with shoulder
straps, shown from thigh up
Sheer white cotton ball gown with blue satin sash, early 1860s
Indigo dress, mid 1860s, indigo cotton with resist printed leaf motif
Child's dress, 1860s, white cotton dress with small floral print accented
with pink cotton edged with white braid
CDV of two young sisters
CDV of couple (opposite section on weddings--she's not wearing a white
dress
but is wearing a white floral headpiece)
Brown wedding dress, Ca. 1860, wool with floral print. (um--looks like
the bride was probably on the road to Boston)
Wedding dress, 1868, cotton gauze bodice and skirt, silk satin belt,
includes close up of front from knees up, plus full length of back
Ivory wedding dress and slippers, 1861, dress shown from back, hip up
Jacket of Civil War uniform--detail--black broadcloth and brass eagle
button
This catalog is well worth the money.
If anyone knows of a similar exhibit for the southern states, would you
please post the information?
Vicki Betts
Tyler, TX
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