States

Bonnet-style hat

Hat in bonnet style of black silk taffeta; rounded crown with 4" deep upward brim covered with folds of fabric with binding underbrim and lower edge of bonnet with gathered bombazine; large bow at front and back with silk taffeta ribbon ties; inside of crown is brown buckram; black silk lining.
Date: 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Cotton petticoat

Petticoat of translucent white cotton organza with red stripes, waist band, full length.
Date: 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding Slippers

Wedding shoes of off white kid leather. Designed with a square toe and throat, shoes have a large ruffled ribbon bow with tiny metal buckle set at top of toebox. Edge of upper bound with off-white satin ribbon. The low heel is of modified Cuban or Louis style, rounded at sides and back, covered in kid leather. Handwritten note: "My wedding slippers" S.S.D.
Date: 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wood folding fan

Folding fan of carved brown/pierced wood. Covered in brown silk with black lace edging; metal loop with embossed foliate design.
Date: 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library