Balch House, Oak Park, Illinois, United States

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The facade of the house is horizontal in orientation and the surface treatment appears to be a beige stucco with heavy wood trim.
Date: 1911
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Balch House, Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
The interior of the house features heavy use of wood and brick.
Date: 1911
Creator: Wright, Frank Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library

Wedding skirt

Chinese Wedding Skirt for a Member of the Court. Mid-calf length wrap-style skirt comprised of two panels of red brocade silk with chrysanthemum pattern attached to 2.25" waistband of green wool; panels connect with interior button of green wool and skirt is secured with ties of green wool that wrap around the waistband. Panels are unadorned where wrap overlaps and finely pleated where panel is visible. On pleated sections are long strips of dark blue silk piped and backed in light blue silk; strips are decorated with silk and metallic embroidery with floral, dragon, and geometric designs, and at the bottom each strip has a modified fleur-de-lis shape and two silk tassels, one of lavender and the other turquoise. Inset into each side section of skirt are rectangular bands of floral embroidery in silk threads on white silk cloth. The bottom of the skirt has a bands of white and blue silk with embroidery, which are also pleated where visible. Primary background cloth of skirt is red silk. Side panels are lined with turquoise silk fabric. Inside labels from Neiman Marcus and The People’s Republic of China indicate the skirt was probably bought during an Asian Fortnight in 1962 or …
Date: 1911/1930
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Skirt

Red silk cheongsam style skirt - ankle length taper off skirt fully lined with silk crepe. Hand embroidered silk design motifs - Vertical gold rickrack creates the illusion of the traditional aproned skirt popular in the Qing Dynasty. This is probably a transitional garment going from the ancient style to the more contemporary garments of the 1920's and 1930's. There is a Neiman Marcus and a People’s Republic of China label inside.
Date: 1911/1929
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Dinner Dress

Late afternoon/dinner dress of mauve purple silk velvet with lace and beading.
Date: 1911
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library

Men's boots

Men’s button-up boots of black leather with uppers resembling spats. Lightly brogued “bulldog toes”. Low stacked heel. Stamp inside neck of boot: "535 9246 D" Manufacturer's stamp on bottom of sole: "Peters / Black Diamond / Brand"
Date: 1911/1913
Creator: Peters Shoe Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library