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Identifier | ART.NAM.AD1881 |
Description | Scrimshaw is a form of folk art practiced by whalemen in the 19th and early 20th centuries (West). The name comes from the British slang "scrimshanker," meaning one who wastes time (Dorsey). Whaling voyages often lasted four years or more and the work of whaling was dangerous. The men were unable to work at night and they often waited long periods between whale sightings. So to fill the hours and relieve the boredom, they played cards or checkers, and wrote in personal journals, while those with an artistic bent did woodcarving, sketching, knotwork - and make scrimshaw. The taking of the whale provided scrimshanders, as makers of scrimshaw were called, with plenty of material. Sperm whales provided teeth, all whales provided bone, bowhead and right whales provided baleen (a flexible, black material found in their mouths). Walrus tusks were decorated by those who ventured into Northern waters, and scrimshanders also engraved designs on exotic wood and shells. They used crude sailing needles or pocket knives whose blades had been specially filed and sharpened, and the rocking movement of the ship, as well as the skill of the artist, produced drawings of varying levels of detail and artistry. Candles black, soot, or tobacco juice was used to bring the engraved design into view. While some works were purely decorative, many items made from these materials were intended for practical uses. These include napkin rings, canes, knitting needles, pie crimpers, jagging wheels (for cutting pastry), bodkins (for embroidery), swifts (yarn winders), and tools of all sorts for shipboard use (Frank). This example, dated 1881, is made of whale bone. It shows how a sperm whale would be cut up. The engraving is of high quality, with firm, dark lines, The yellow tone of the bone is because its age. The scrimshander also carved wooden plugs to hide the hollow interior of the bone. Engraved in the bone is a title, "Outline of a Sperm Whale Showing the Manner Of Cutting In," the date, and the city "Newport R.I.," and perhaps the ships name; "Brig Steel Warrior". *** Dorsey, James. Scrimshaw, as American as Jazz. World & I 32, no. 12 (December 2017): 2. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=f5h&AN=126711797&site=eds-live&scope=site. Frank, Stuart M. Curiously Carved. Magazine Antiques 180, no. 1 (January 2013): 194-203. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=f5h&AN=84977607&site=eds-live&scope=site. West, Janet. "Scrimshaw." Grove Art Online. 2003; Accessed 9 Mar. 2021. https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/view/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000077190. |
Categories | Special Collections > History of Writing |
Identifier | BCM2019-1000 |
Description | Hand sewn cream-colored wedding dress, embroidered linen, machine lace roses. |
Apparel | |
Female | |
Linen | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1001 |
Description | Cream-colored nylon slip with lace trim at top in an empire waist cut. Sheer ruffle with lace around bottom. |
slips (underwear) | |
Female | |
nylon | |
Empire waist | |
Creator | Aristocraft by superior Nylon Made in the USA |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1002 |
Description | Beaded Vest with mandarin collar, beaded mesh and fring. Black elastic waist stay. |
Apparel | |
Female | |
Cotton | |
Black | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1003 |
Description | Two layers or strait shifts with gathered satin, frayed trim. Mock pocket of gathered material on cord at hip line and shoulder seam. Machine French Seams, Snap closures at Shoulder and left side |
dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
silk (textile) | |
Drop waist. Gathered fabric at mock pocket to add fullness at hipline | |
Brown | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1004 |
Description | Cotton print. Gathered at waist in front. Belted with bow in back. Attached at side seam. Blue accent fabric on long cream-colored sleeves, collar and neck line. V neckline with insert. Snap closures. |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1005 |
Description | Wedding Dress of satin with tight foreman and puff sleeve |
Wedding dresses | |
Female | |
Satin | |
Empire waist that wraps around to point at hip side seam and up to point in back | |
White | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1006 |
Description | Two piece dress with horizontal pintucking on skirt with crocheted lace edging. Top has vertical pintucking with vertical lace panels. Shell button closures. Hidden button plackets. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Cotton (textile) | |
Blouson top and gathered skirt | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1007 |
Description | Slip with smocking in back, sweetheart neck, multiple two inch netting ruffles, pink bow in front. |
slips (underwear) | |
Female | |
Nylon; netting (textile) | |
Cream | |
Creator | Penney's |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1008 |
Description | Dress with short dolman sleeves, detachable peplum with lace trim. Bow tie opening. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Silk (textile) | |
Cream | |
Date | 1944-01-01 |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1009 |
Description | Drop waist dress with long straight sleeves. Scalloped picoted flounces, cascade at shoulder and side insert in skirt. Refered to as jobots in the pattern books of the era. Scallops are hand finished at edges. V-neck has narrow rolled edge finish. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Chiffon | |
Brown | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1010 |
Description | Drop waist dress with skirt constructed with 2 inch horizontal pleats and 8 inch vertical mini accordian pleats. Geometric pintuck design on top of bodice. Sleeve edge has 4 inch smocked pleat at edges. Tie at waist in back. Silk slip attached inside. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Chiffon; silk (textile) | |
Drop waist. Gathered fabric at mock pocket to add fullness at hipline | |
Salmon | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1011 |
Description | Tea dress with long gathered sleeves with cuff. Button front opening with Peter Pan collar with lace trim. Fabric has faded dot design. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Cotton Batiste | |
Shirtwaist | |
White | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1012 |
Description | Blouson lace top with silk lining and light pink ribbon trim. Front hook closures Cape design over cap of sleeves. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Lace (needlework) | |
Blouson top and gathered skirt | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1013 |
Description | Linen blouse with high neck and hand embroidered butterflies and eyelets on front. Vertical hand pintucking at top of bodice, button closure at back. Gathers at waist in back. Black tie decoration at neck. Skirt is black with gathers at waist and vertical accordian pleats at edge. Probably had bustle at one time but skirt had been altered. |
Dresses (garments) | |
Female | |
Linen (material); Cotton (textile) | |
Blouse/skirt | |
Cream/Black | |
Date | 1887-01-01 |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1014 |
Description | Sheer lace netting with vertical pintucks in front and down center of each sleeve. Pointed collar with lace trim. |
Blouses (main garments) | |
Female | |
Lace Netting | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1015 |
Description | Petticoat slip with drawstring waist with 12 inch gathered section at bottom with lace insert. Monogram at waist. |
Petticoats (underskirts) | |
Female | |
Cotton (textile) | |
Slip | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1016 |
Description | Short fitted jacket or coat with large lapels and mutton sleeve. No closures. |
Jackets (short coats) | |
Female | |
Velvet (fabric weave) | |
Brown | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1017 |
Description | Jacket type lined blouse with front button closure, hand made buttonholes. Long sleeves. Back is cut to allow for bustle on skirt. |
Jacket (garment) | |
Female | |
Cotton (textile) | |
Black | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |
Identifier | BCM2019-1018 |
Description | Shawl with emboidery and fishnet tassel fringe at edge. Ties at front with tassel. |
Shawls | |
Female | |
Rayon | |
Cream | |
Categories | Special Collections > Fashion Collection |