Dressing Gown

Dressing gown/wrapper of black peau de soie. Mother Hubbard style, full-length, shawl collar trimmed with 2 tiers of ruffles of same, and white lace and black velvet ribbon and then bands of white cording overlaid with/couched down with black stitching. Long sleeves with turned 3" back-turned cuffs with white cording and black velvet trim. Hook and eye closure CF. Long velvet ribbon ties at throat. Pleated at center back, with short horizontal diamond-shaped "belt" across lower back, below which is more pleating. Label: "Meyer Jonasson & Co / Pittsburg. New York"
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Baby booties

Baby booties of pale pink and ivory crochet with scalloped edge.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

White linen petticoat

Petticoat of white linen. Full-length. Eyelet lace at hem; 9 horizontal tucks near hem, two larger ones at mid-thigh. Eyelet band below lower tucks.
Date: 1900
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shoes

Pair of lady's shoes of black kid leather and broadcloth. The "high button shoes" have black leather toe boxes with pointed toes and black leather sections at heels which extend from heel up the back of the shoe. The uppers are of black wool broadcloth. Shoes secure at outside edges with 12 circular, slightly domed black buttons. Upper edges lined with black leather, the rest lined with white cloth. The medium-height heel is rounded at sides and back, and squared-off at front. Although not technically a "stacked" heel, the layers can be seen. Maker's label sewn into lining at top: "Wichert / Shoe / Trade Mark / New York U.S.A." Retailer's gilt stamp on inside edge: "Norton's / Gainesville, Tex." Handwritten notation inside boot, just below upper edge: "36-1 36752 / 330".
Date: 1900/1909
Creator: Wichert Shoe (New York, New York)
System: The UNT Digital Library