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Envelope for Butterick Pattern #5994 (open access)

Envelope for Butterick Pattern #5994

Butterick pattern 5994 to make a dress and lined jacket ensemble with "new costume look," including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952/1953
Creator: Butterick Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Vogue Couture Design Pattern #676 (open access)

Envelope for Vogue Couture Design Pattern #676

Vogue Couture pattern 676 to make a skirt suit with fitted blouse-jacket and slim two-piece skirt, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Vogue Pattern
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for McCall's Four-Color Transfer Pattern #1734 (open access)

Envelope for McCall's Four-Color Transfer Pattern #1734

McCall's pattern 1734 to make an embroidery project with violet sprays and an illustration demonstrating their applications on various home textiles, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: McCall's Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for McCall's Four-Color Transfer Pattern #1734 (open access)

Envelope for McCall's Four-Color Transfer Pattern #1734

McCall's pattern 1734 to make an embroidery project with violet sprays and an illustration demonstrating their applications on various home textiles, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: McCall's Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091 (open access)

Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091

Simplicity pattern 4091 to make a one-piece dress with collar, flared skirt, and fitted bodice, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6569 (open access)

Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6569

Butterick pattern 6569 to make a slim, one-piece casual dress with asymmetrical detail for "slimming effect," including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952/1954
Creator: Butterick Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Felt hat

Hat in modified gob hat style of muted grayish-pink felt. High domed crown with deep upturned brim. Headband of matching grosgrain ribbon; unlined. Retailer label: Titche-Goettinger Co. / Dallas
Date: 1952
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4120 (open access)

Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4120

Simplicity pattern 4120 to make a one-piece dress with fitted bodice, shawl collar, set-in sleeves, and pleated skirt including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091 (open access)

Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #4091

Simplicity pattern 4091 to make a dress with flared skirt, fitted bodice, short or three-quarter sleeves, and rolled collar, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Vogue Pattern #S-4300 (open access)

Envelope for Vogue Pattern #S-4300

Vogue pattern S-4300 to make a one-piece dress with circle skirt, drop waist, and fitted bodice, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Vogue Pattern
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #3886 (open access)

Envelope for Simplicity Pattern #3886

Simplicity pattern 3886 to make a dress, jacket, and vestee with pin tucks, scooped neckline, kimono sleeves, and full skirt, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Simplicity Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6208 (open access)

Envelope for Butterick Pattern #6208

Envelope for a Butterick pattern to make a child's nightgown with ruffled yoke, neckline and sleeves, button front closure, and Peter Pan collar option; includes illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Butterick Pattern Company
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Envelope for Vogue Pattern #1191 (open access)

Envelope for Vogue Pattern #1191

Vogue pattern 1191 to make a one-piece dress with back zipper closure, high rolled collar, cuffed three-quarter sleeves, darted bodice, and hip pockets secured with buttons at top of full skirt, including illustrations of the finished pieces and information about sizing and construction on the back.
Date: 1952
Creator: Vogue Pattern
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Page Boy Maternity Catalog, Spring-Summer 1953 (open access)

Page Boy Maternity Catalog, Spring-Summer 1953

Seasonal catalog of maternity clothing for sale by the Page Boy Maternity Company, listing various items that are available with prices, details, and photographs.
Date: 1952
Creator: Page Boy Maternity Company (Dallas, Tex)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Page Boy Maternity Catalog, Spring-Summer 1954 (open access)

Page Boy Maternity Catalog, Spring-Summer 1954

Seasonal catalog of maternity clothing for sale by the Page Boy Maternity Company, listing various items that are available with prices, details, and photographs.
Date: Spring 1952
Creator: Page Boy Maternity Company (Dallas, Tex)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Velvet cap

Red velvet calotte. Hat styled as a calotte (also spelled "calot"), or modified Juliet cap, with low domed crown, straight across back edge, rounded at sides, and with scalloped edge at front. Along lower edge at sides and front is double strand of black silk(?) braided rope, with matching tassels hanging between lobes of scallops. Lined in a woven gold lamé-type material. Designer's label sewn inside: "Edna Mye / Dallas"
Date: 1952
Creator: Mye, Edna
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Coat dress

A: Coat dress of gold matelassé. Calf length; flared skirt; seam at waistline; bust darts; peter pan collar. Closure of six buttons with bound buttonholes on skirt; button and snap at neckline and hook and eye at waist. 3/4 length dolman sleeves with vents and two non-functioning buttons and bound buttonholes; underarm gussets. Side slit pockets. Unlined; grosgrain petersham. Designer label: Galanos / Originals / Beverly Hills Retailer label: Neiman-Marcus B: Self-covered belt with square buckle.
Date: 1952
Creator: Galanos, James, 1924-2016
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Patterned dress

Dress of cream silk faille with printed red and green design of running roses. A) Daytime shirtwaist dress of cream silk faille. Peter Pan collar with ties, short slightly puffed "baby doll" sleeve. Pleated bodice. Center front opening with 6 small circular domed buttons covered in cream fabric. Full A-line skirt, below-knee length, gathered/pleated at waistband. Entire dress with thin vertical printed bands of pink and green running roses. Inner skirt of heavy tulle/net with horizontal bands of horsehair stiffening. Size 12 Combined Retailer's / Designer's label inside inner skirt: "Neiman-Marcus Dallas / Traina Norell" B) Belt of cream textured leather covered with matching fabric. Square belt buckle covered in cream fabric. Belt stamped on reverse "28 1/2".
Date: 1952
Creator: Traina-Norell
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library